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Pope: “Violence does not resolve conflicts!”

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Pope Benedict XI expressed his solidarity and support for victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey, urging for generous contributions to relief work.


Death Of A Priest

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“Death of a Priest” looks at the killing of Father Stanley Rother, a US missionary priest who had been working in Santiago Atitlan in Guatemala for 12 years, on July 28, 1981.


Pope solidarity with Chilean victims

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Pope Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with the victims of Chile’s massive earthquake. Benedict XVI also denounced the wave of violence against Christians in Iraq, particularly in the city of Mosul.


Plastic surgery gives Cambodian man hope

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Cambodian Nourn Chourn, 23, lost his lower jaw when he was hit by a stray bullet at the age of 12. In 2008, he underwent plastic surgery at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo before briefly returning to Cambodia. (UCA News)


Orissa violence impacted in Europe: Diplomats

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The communal violence in Orissa’s Kandhamal, which claimed 38 lives including Christian Dalits’ and Hindu tribals, had its impact on the people of Europe, visiting diplomats from nine European Union countries told Indian journalists.


Lankan religious leaders seek poll violence end

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With the election chief “helpless” to stop pre-poll violence, religious leaders say they will step in and directly intervene to resolve disputes in the run-up to the Jan. 26 presidential election.


Thai Bishop confronts own fears in violence-torn south

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The bishop of Surat Thani has spoken about how he was forced to confront his own fears in order to serve his flock in the violence-torn southern border provinces. (UCA News)


Pakistani nuns scale down celebrations amid threats

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Celebrations marking the 175th anniversary of the Daughters of the Cross congregation have been scaled down drastically amid threats of violence.
All celebrations in Karachi to mark the end of the nuns’ jubilee year celebrations were canceled, with only a small thanksgiving Mass held in Lahore, UCA News reports.
The cancellation of events in Karachi was especially [...]


Indian religious leaders in Gandhi fast against violence

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A Protestant prelate and a Catholic priest were among some 300 people from various religions who gathered near a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Kolkata on Nov. 4 to protest growing violence in India.
“This is just a beginning of our search for peace and protest against violence,” said Om Prakash Shah organizer, who organized the [...]


Nuns throw lifeline to traumatized women

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Rape and incest victims, former sex workers, and unmarried mothers are receiving much needed care and help from a group of nuns in this remote northeastern town. (UCA News)
Trauma healing is the first priority, the Good Shepherd nuns say. “We are doing our best to rehabilitate them,” said Sister Htoo Htoo, from the convent in [...]


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    Said Seminary on 2010-03-13 00:25:35
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