Priest injured in church attack as police investigate Northern Ireland murder — By: Catholic News Agency

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,…

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Cardinal Chomali: 21st-century Christian ‘will either be a martyr or will not be a Christian’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Fernando Chomali, archbishop of Santiago, Chile. / Credit: Courtesy of Archdioceses of Santiago, Chile ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 11, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). “The Christian of the 21st century will either be a martyr or will not be a Christian,” the archbishop of Santiago and primate of Chile, Cardinal Fernando Chomali, said during…

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