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The parish priest of St. Patrick in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, Canon John Murray, is in a “serious but stable” condition in hospital following the Aug. 10, 2025, assault in which his fingers were broken while defending himself. / Credit: Pacemaker Dublin, Ireland, Aug 11, 2025 / 11:27 am (CNA). A 77-year-old parish priest in Downpatrick,…

Bishop Yaacoub Camil Afram Antoine presides over a Mass celebrating the launch of the Association of Hebrew Catholics on Aug. 8, 2025, at St. Thomas Syriac Catholic Church in Jerusalem. / Credit: Yarden Zelivansky Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 11, 2025 / 12:19 pm (CNA). A group dedicated to providing a welcoming space for Jewish converts…