ZIMBABWE – Irish friar posthumously awarded  highest honour – ACN Malta
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ZIMBABWE – Irish friar posthumously awarded  highest honour – ACN Malta

ZIMBABWE Irish friar posthumously awarded country’s highest honour   An Irish Franciscan friar has been posthumously awarded the highest honour the Zimbabwean government can bestow on a foreigner, The Royal Order of Munhumutapa. Only six others have received the Order of Munhumutapa, five of them native statesmen who led their African nations to independence.Fr Paschal...

SOMALILAND – The only Catholic church forced to close – ACN Malta
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SOMALILAND – The only Catholic church forced to close – ACN Malta

SOMALILAND Only Catholic church forced to close   Just one week after being officially reopened, the only Catholic Church in Somaliland has been forced to close again due to “public pressure”, A ceremony attended by expatriates and ministers on 29 July marked the reopening of the restored Catholic church of St Anthony of Padua, which...

VENEZUELA – Bishop calls for arms embargo – ACN Malta
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VENEZUELA – Bishop calls for arms embargo – ACN Malta

VENEZUELA  Bishop calls for arms embargo   Bishop Mario Moronta of San Cristóbal appealed to the international community not to let Venezuela down. “May the solidarity not diminish! I appeal in particular to the European countries and the US, which are now thinking about sanctions – I believe one of the first sanctions they should...

Pope announces November visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh – ACN Malta
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Pope announces November visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh – ACN Malta

Pope announces November visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will travel to Myanmar (November 27-30)  and to Bangladesh (November 30-December 2). This is the first visit of a Pope to Myanmar and the second visit of a Pope to Bangladesh, 31 years after John Paul II’s trip in November...

HONG KONG Bishop says China “trampling” on Christianity by cross removals – ACN Malta
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HONG KONG Bishop says China “trampling” on Christianity by cross removals – ACN Malta

HONG KONG Bishop says  China “trampling” on Christianity by cross removals   The Archbishop of Hong Kong, Most Rev Paul Kwong, said the Chinese government is “trampling on Christianity” by removing church crosses. He also expressed scepticism over the government’s reasons for taking the crosses down. Chinese authorities had previously stated the church crosses were...