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Keep the faith: Pope’s message of hope for devastated Myanmar
May 31, 2021 · By UCA News for www.ucanews.com
A true friend to Myanmar asks its suffering people not to plunge into the despair of those who no longer see a way out Keep the faith: Pope’s message of hope for devastated Myanmar Pope Francis is a true friend to Myanmar. Throughout his pontificate he has taken a close interest in the country, beatifying […]
Read More...Pope calls for peace in Colombia, prays for China, Congo
May 28, 2021 · By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Pope calls for peace in Colombia, prays for China, Congo Remembering the gift of unity brought by the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, Pope Francis called on Christians to pray for countries in turmoil, including Colombia. Addressing pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 23, the pope expressed his concern for the South American country, “which continues […]
Read More...‘Wizard Spider’: Who are they and how do they operate?
May 28, 2021 · By Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent for www.rte.ie
‘Wizard Spider’: Who are they and how do they operate? The organised cyber crime group that targeted the Health Service Executive and the Department of Health is known to international law enforcement agencies as one of the most sophisticated and technically proficient cyber crime gangs in the world. The HSE was last week forced to shut […]
Read More...Excess deaths due to pandemic up to three times higher than reported – WHO
May 28, 2021 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Excess deaths due to pandemic up to three times higher than reported – WHO Up to three times more people have died due to the pandemic than indicated by the officially reported Covid-19 deaths, the World Health Organization has said. The WHO Assistant Director-General in charge of data said “total deaths are at least 2-3 […]
Read More...Ireland condemns ‘de facto annexation’ of Palestinian land by Israel
May 28, 2021 · By Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem, Rory Carroll in Dublin and Peter Beaumont for www.theguardian.com
The foreign minister, Simon Coveney, hailed motion as ‘clear signal’ of the depth of feeling in Ireland Ireland condemns ‘de facto annexation’ of Palestinian land by Israel Ireland’s parliament has voted to condemn Israel’s “de facto annexation” of Palestinian land in what it said was the first use of the phrase by an EU government […]
Read More...UN Security Council to meet over Protasevich detention
May 27, 2021 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
UN Security Council to meet over Protasevich detention The UN Security Council will hold an informal closed-door meeting tomorrow on Belarus, which is accused of diverting an airliner and arresting a dissident on board, diplomatic sources said. After weathering a wave of protests and Western sanctions last year, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko faced extraordinary new […]
Read More...Belarus, Lukashenko and ‘Europe’s last dictatorship’
May 27, 2021 · By Fiona Mitchell, Correspondent for www.rte.ie
Belarus, Lukashenko and ‘Europe’s last dictatorship’ It was the Bush administration which coined the term “Europe’s last dictatorship” for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. It says something about Lukashenko’s ability to retain power that it was a term used by the administration of George H Bush, rather than his son George W Bush. Both generations of […]
Read More...Pope kisses Auschwitz tattoo of Holocaust survivor
May 27, 2021 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Pope kisses Auschwitz tattoo of Holocaust survivor Pope Francis kissed the tattoo of an Auschwitz survivor, the number inked onto her forearm when she arrived at the concentration camp as a young girl, as he met the 81-year-old in an emotional meeting at the Vatican. Lidia Maksymowicz, who was deported to the camp when she […]
Read More...Timor-Leste lawyers cry foul over ex-priest’s abuse trial
May 27, 2021 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Timor-Leste lawyers cry foul over ex-priest’s abuse trial Lawyers for alleged victims in a sexual abuse case involving an ex-priest in Timor-Leste are to lodge an official complaint against officials at a district court where the case is being heard after the trial was postponed for a third time. On May 24, the Oecusse District […]
Read More...Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo slams military attack on church
May 27, 2021 · By UCA News Reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo slams military attack on church Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has decried Myanmar’s military attack on a Catholic church in eastern Myanmar where civilians had taken refuge. “It is with immense sorrow and pain that we record our anguish at the attack on innocent civilians who sought refuge in Sacred Heart Church in Kayantharyar village […]
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