‘I am prepared to die a martyr’: Freed Nigerian monk recounts kidnapping, murder of brother monk — By: Catholic News Agency

Brother Godwin Eze. / Credit: Benedictine Monastery, Eruku ACI Africa, Nov 30, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA). Brother Peter Olarewaju recently recounted the horrific kidnapping and torture he and two other monks from a Benedictine monastery in Nigeria underwent, including the murder of one of the monks. Brother Godwin Eze spent his final hours encouraging…

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Pope to Orthodox patriarch: ‘Bonds of faith, hope and charity’ unite two churches — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 30, 2023 / 11:13 am (CNA). On the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, Pope Francis sent a message to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople expressing his “fraternal affection” and reflecting on…

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Nicaraguan dictatorship releases new photos, video of imprisoned Bishop Álvarez — By: Catholic News Agency

Some photographs of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez disseminated by the dictatorship of Nicaragua in November 2023. / Credit: Ministry of the Interior of Nicaragua ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 30, 2023 / 09:30 am (CNA). In response to demands for proof that Bishop Rolando Álvarez is still alive, the Nicaraguan dictatorship’s Ministry of the Interior released…

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Pope reportedly confirms he is taking away Burke’s apartment, denies calling him his ‘enemy’ — By: Catholic News Agency

The facade of Cardinal Raymond Burke’s Vatican apartment. / Credit: Elizabeth Alva/EWTN Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 29, 2023 / 17:31 pm (CNA). Pope Francis reportedly has confirmed that he plans to take away Cardinal Raymond Burke’s Vatican apartment and salary but denied that he referred to the American prelate as his “enemy,” according to a…

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