Marie, a 30-year-old sales professional, recalls riding to work with other passengers in her hometown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti when bullets peppered the car.
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Israel Calls for Entire Gaza City Evacuation; U.S. Bishop Urges Places of Refuge Not Be Targeted
The Israeli military July 10 called for all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south, as the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace urged civilians not be targeted and “remain outside the sphere of combat.”
Vatican Publishes 1974 Decision Denying Alleged Amsterdam Apparitions
The Vatican has made public its 1974 decision denying the authenticity of Marian apparitions alleged to have occurred in Amsterdam between 1945 and 1959.
‘Not a Single Catholic Priest’ Left in Russian-Occupied Ukraine, Reveals Major Archbishop
Russian forces have driven out all Greek and Roman Catholic clergy from the occupied areas of Ukraine, said the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Catholic Churches in Paris Conducting Holy Games During Summer Olympics, Paralympics
The French Catholic Church will welcome athletes and spectators to Paris this summer during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Shevchuk: Russian Attack on Kyiv Children’s Hospital ‘A Sin That Cries Out to Heaven for Revenge’
A July 8 attack by Russia on a children’s hospital and other civilian targets throughout Ukraine is “a sin that cries out to heaven for revenge,” said the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Condemns Israeli Army Attack on Catholic School
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem issued a strong condemnation after the Israeli military targeted a Catholic school in Gaza that killed four people, including a senior Hamas official.
Catholic Church in Iraq Slowly Returns 10 Years after Invasion by ISIS Group
Ten years ago, an Islamic State group attacked and took over areas of Syria and Iraq, destroying property and killing members of religious minorities, including Christians who had made their home in the Nineveh region for more than 1,000 years.
Vatican Publishes Schedule of Pope’s Four-Nation Visit to Asia
Pope Francis will meet with young people, the marginalized, government officials, bishops, priests, religious and missionaries, when he travels to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore in September.
Vatican Excommunicates Archbishop Viganò, Found Guilty of Schism
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former nuncio to the United States, has been excommunicated after being found guilty of schism, the Vatican said.