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Even when politicians talk drivel, it is sometimes worth noticing that they’re all talking the same drivel. “The Labour Party is the broadest of all churches,” said deputy leader Tom Watson on the BBC on Sunday. Moments later, Michael Gove didn’t actually say the words “broad” and “church” to.... |
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The head of a 650-year-old mummified body in one of Dublin’s oldest churches has been removed by vandals. The body, known as the Crusader, was found decapitated and turned over in his coffin in the vaults under St Michan’s Church yesterday. Archdeacon David Pierpoint told Liveline on RTÉ Radio One:.... |
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Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that reaffirms that socialism on the island is “irrevocable” while also legalising modest economic reforms instituted over the last decade. But in an unprecedented display of ballot-box dissent on the Communist-ruled island, more than 700,000 people voted “no” to the new founding document. |
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Pope Francis, the 266th successor of St. Peter and a man of many firsts, is the first Bishop of Rome to convene a Vatican summit aimed at addressing the once taboo subject of clerical sexual abuse involving minors. For many years, the subject was discussed behind closed doors, shrouded by secrecy and rarely were results, if any, made public. |
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St Peter, the “rock” on whom Christ built His Church, is traditionally counted as the first pope. Pope Francis, the 266th successor to St Peter and a man of many firsts, is the first Bishop of Rome to convene a Vatican summit aimed at addressing the once taboo subject of clerical sexual abuse of minors. |
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By Dana Priest | Washington Post. The arrest this month of Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, which experts believe is a retaliatory move for exposing violence-inciting fake accounts on Facebook linked to President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, raises the question of the company’s culpability for her dangerous predicament. |
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Image caption Kym was just 31 when she died. Kym was 31. She'd been an Army child, moving around, struggling to make lasting friendships. When she arrived in Dumfries and Galloway, says Marianne, she was overweight and self-conscious. She fell in with the wrong crowd. In her late teens, she became addicted to heroin. |
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The Church of Ireland has welcomed a fresh push to raise the profile of Christian persecution worldwide. Called ‘Stop Christophobia’ and organised by Christian radio station Premier, it takes the form of a petition calling for UK government measures to try and curb the practice across the globe. |
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In a speech, the President recalled how Filipinos turned the tide of the nation through a bloodless revolution. “As the entire nation prepares for the upcoming midterm elections this May, let us always remember how this historic revolution restored our power to collectively chart our future through the ballot. |
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Roman’s life then derailed from the family traditions and he decided to embark on the vocation of a Greek Catholic priest. Angela does not know what motivated him, but says that he would hardly come to Slovakia if he did not study theology. During his studies he travelled to Rome where he got sick with malaria. |
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This post has already been read 126768 times! Felix Tshisekedi has vowed to be the president “of all Congolese” after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) electoral commission declared him the winner of the country’s long-delayed elections. The result, which was announced in the early hours of.... |
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