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Edinburgh: Thanksgiving Mass for Beatification of Rutilio Grande (added 20/01/2022)

Ten richest men double their fortunes in pandemic while 99% of humanity is poorer (added 19/01/2022)

Bishops urge Americans to follow Martin Luther King's prophetic witness (added 18/01/2022)

Film: Don't Look Up (added 18/02/2022)

Priest beaten and abducted by Cameroon soldiers (added 17/01/2022)

Columban Schools Competition: One month left to enter (added 14/01/2022)

India: Funding licence to Mother Teresa's sisters restored (added 14/01/2022)

Celebrating Peace Sunday - 16 January (added 14/01/2022)

Catechist Resources Donate your old smartphone and make a difference (added 12/01/2022)

Pope tells diplomats: Humanity needs to join together as one great family (added 11/01/2022)

US bishops welcome UN pledge to avoid nuclear war (added 10/01/2022)

Victory for nurse sacked for wearing cross (added 09/01/2022)

Nigeria: Detained journalist said to be gravely ill in prison (added 08/01/2022)

East Anglia: Plan to install electric car charging points at churches (added 08/01/2022)

China: New restrictions on sharing religious information online (added 07/01/2022)

#Stop Refugees Freezing! - International Day of Action (added 06/01/2022)

Catechist Resources Prayer Requests The Pope Video - January 2022 - Those who suffer religious persecution (added 05/01/2022)

A Daring Adventure: Annie's Story (added 04/01/2022)

Missionaries killed in 2021 (added 03/01/2022)

Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the Holy Land (added 31/12/2021)

Pope Francis: the ongoing migration crisis is a scandal of humanity (added 30/12/2021)

Myanmar nun among BBC's 100 Women of 2021 (added 29/12/2021)

Letter from Calais (added 27/12/2021)

Brazil: Christian Aid praises police for bringing criminal charges against mining company over Brumadinho dam disaster (added 08/12/2021)

Operation Noah welcomes Shell pullout from Cambo oil field (added 04/12/2021)

Ethiopa: Seven detained Tigrayan nuns released (added 20/01/2022)

Cyclone and volcanic eruption hit Pacific islands (added 20/01/2022)

Today and next Wednesday the focus for the WIB vigil will be on women refugees. Please do share our leaflet and the action wherever you can.

India: Jesuits celebrate farmers' festival (added 19/01/2022)

Mali: Nun beaten for praying during kidnap ordeal (added 19/01/2022)

NJPN Blog: Young and old in dialogue for peace (added 18/01/2022)

Pope asks all to join in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (added 18/01/2022)

Vigils and prayers for Ashling Murphy (added 17/01/2022)

Catholic Charity gave 'near-record' levels of aid in 2021 (added 15/01/2022)

Scotland: Charity urges people struggling with debt to seek help early (added 14/01/2022)

Holocaust of Genocide - when will we ever learn? (added 14/01/2022)

Jury trial begins for Christian climate train protesters (added 11/10/2022)

Two decades with Westminster Justice and Peace Commission (added 10/01/2022)

Diocese launches environmental group (added 08/01/2022)

Why did Facebook ban this advert? (added 07/01/2022)

Zoom meeting: Climate Change, Arms and Conflict (added 06/01/2022)

ClimateGenn investigates environmental issues with world experts (added 05/01/2022)

Church leader calls South Africa to strive for Desmond Tutu's ideals (added 03/01/2022)

Scotland: Day of Prayer for Peace (added 03/01/2022)

Myanmar: Army burns alive at least 35 civilians (added 30/12/2021)

Christian Aid: Climate change cost the world billions in 2021 (added 30/12/2021)

Green Christian New Year Resolutions (added 29/12/2021)

Christmas premier: Stories of a Generation with Pope Francis (added 24/12/2021)

ACN spreads Christmas cheer far and wide (added 23/12/2021)

Pope's Peace Day Message focusses on intergenerational dialogue, education and work (added 22/12/2021)

Church leaders worldwide protest at growing threat to Christian presence in Holy Land (added 15/12/2021)

World Peace Day 2022: Education, work, dialogue between generations (added 10/12/2021)

Kenya: Greening the desert with solar technology (added 01/12/2021)