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Jalingo, Nigeria, Aug 11, 2016 / 07:08 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- Bishop Charles Hammawa heads the Diocese of Jalingo, located in the eastern part of the Nigeria's so-called “Middle Belt.” The population of 2.3 million is about equally divided between Muslims and Christians, 450,000 of whom are Catholic, with 10 percent of the people belonging to traditional religions.The bishop expressed to the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need Aug. 9 his concern about what he labeled “suspiciously persistent” attacks by well-armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Christian farmers. He also dicussed the growing influx of Muslim settlers taking possession of land taken from these farmers.ACN: Boko Haram appears to be curtailed, and there are fewer attacks by the group. However, you have reported another manifestation of Islamic extremism in the form of these attacks by Fulani herdsmen on Christian farmers.Bishop Hammawa: That is my suspicion – ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Day 7 of the Rio Games features medal action in swimming, track and field, track cycling, fencing, judo and more. Here are some things to watch (all times local):...
LONDON (AP) -- Ecuador said Thursday it's ready to set a date for Swedish prosecutors to question Julian Assange inside its London embassy - a potential breakthrough in the years-long international impasse over the WikiLeaks founder....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Simone Biles and Aly Raisman stood side by side in Rio Olympic Arena, clutching each other while waiting for the inevitable coronation....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Michael Phelps and Simone Biles powered their way to more gold medals with rousing routs at the Rio Games on Thursday....
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Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug 11, 2016 / 03:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Another planned black mass and an additional satanic ritual in Oklahoma City is timed to mock a Marian feast and desecrate an image of the Virgin Mary. In reaction, the local Catholic archbishop and Christians from all backgrounds will join in prayer.Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City explained the need for prayer and called on Catholics to join the Unity Prayer Service and Walk.“In response to this blasphemous event, and the many other acts of hatred and violence happening in our world in recent weeks, I am encouraging the faithful and people of good will to pray together for healing and peace, and for the Lord to watch over our community and protect us from evil and its many destructive and violent manifestations,” the archbishop said Aug. 10.“I also ask that we pray for the conversion of this man and for all who have not yet come to know the Lord of Life.”The multi-denominational prayer ...
Assisi, Italy, Aug 11, 2016 / 05:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- If a prominent imam is right, Pope Francis will visit Assisi Sept. 19 for a major international interreligious meeting.Mohamed Abdel Qader, the Imam of Perugia and Umbria – the Italian region that is home to Assisi – raised the possibility last week in an interview with the Italian Bishops Conference’s television TV2000.Imam Qader was in Assisi when Pope Francis visited to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the “perdono” indulgence. This plenary indulgence, established in 1216 under Pope Honorius III, is given to everyone who goes to Assisi, goes to confession, receives Holy Communion and prays according the Pope’s intentions on the days of Aug. 1-2 each year.The imam attended the Aug. 4 ceremony at the St. Mary of the Angels Basilica in Assisi. He exchanged a quick greeting with Pope Francis before he left.The unscheduled meeting came only three days after Muslim leaders all over Europe m...
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy ITU via Catholic ReviewBy Paul McMullenBALTIMORE(CNS) -- World-class triathlete Katie Hursey Zaferes travels with a custombicycle and enough workout gear to outfit an entire aerobics class.Howdoes she lighten her load?Withliberal doses of faith and family.WhenZaferes, 27, competes in the women's triathlon Aug. 20 at the Olympics in Riode Janeiro, she'll represent not just the United States, but a large extendedfamily in Carroll County, one that includes an absent cousin.Zafereswas baptized at St. John Church in Westminster and raised in St. Bartholomew Parishin Manchester, where her parents, Bill and Mary Lynn Hursey, have been memberssince the 1990s."TheHurseys are a remarkable family, I baptized their youngest (Karly) the firstmonth I arrived in Carroll County," said Father Michael Roach, pastor of St.Bartholomew. "They're a faithful family, always at Sunday Mass. You wish youhad a hundred families like them."Zaferesrecalled being an active participant in...
