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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Bishop urges U.S. to help Egyptians end violence, build democracy
The United States should work with the international community to help Egyptians end violence, restore the rule of law and build an inclusive democracy in their country, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.
Russian Catholic leader: No church stance on Olympic boycott calls
Calls for an Olympic boycott because of a Russian law banning “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations” have become “highly politicized,” said an official of the Russian bishops’ conference.
Pope to meet Jordan’s king, discuss ongoing strife in Middle East
As international leaders increasingly discussed the possibility of some form of armed intervention in Syria, the Vatican announced Pope Francis would interrupt the last week of his summer break in order to meet Aug. 29 with Jordan’s King Abdullah II.
Egypt’s Christians proud of history traced to Jesus, St. Mark
The Coptic Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary sits in a tiled courtyard a few miles outside Cairo, on the left bank of the Nile as the river bends south toward Upper Egypt.
History of the Catholic Church
Church historian captures subtleties of complex Catholic times “History of the Catholic Church: From the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium” by James Hitchcock. Reviewed by Brian Welter.
China’s ‘apple Catholics’ add spiritual activities to daily routine
Many rural villages in Shaanxi do not have a Catholic parish, and some with churches struggle with sparse attendance. But the village of Fufengxian, near the town of Baoji, has a population that is more than 80 percent baptized Catholics.
‘Mystery priest’ hopes media hype won’t obscure message of God’s love
An unlikely chain of events made him not only a national celebrity but a stand-in for every priest who has ever ministered to the faithful in an emergency.
Canadian nun: Egyptian Muslims protected church buildings after threats
Churches and other Christian properties around Egypt had already been looted, so when Catholics in Berba were tipped off that their southern village could be next, they acted fast.
Fear of Egyptian violence does not interfere with nuns’ hospital work
It was lunchtime at Cairo’s Italian Hospital, and some of the nuns who reside there were watching state television’s latest announcements on Egypt’s “war on terror,” the expression used by the country’s military and its supporters to describe the nationwide crackdown on Islamists.
Lebanese cardinal says political leaders must unite to save nation
Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, visited a predominantly Muslim city hit by explosions and called on political leaders to come up with a plan to save Lebanon.
