South African bishop decries government inaction on alleged ISIS operations — By: Catholic News Agency

The president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka. / Credit: SACBC ACI Africa, Aug 12, 2024 / 13:18 pm (CNA). The bishop of South Africa’s Mthatha Diocese has raised concerns that the authorities in the country have failed to act on the alleged presence and financial operations of individuals…

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Hong Kong court rejects Catholic democracy activist Jimmy Lai’s appeal of 2021 conviction — By: Catholic News Agency

Jimmy Lai and other demonstrators had been convicted in 2021 of taking part in what the Hong Kong government had argued was an “unauthorized assembly” at Victoria Park in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay neighborhood. / Credit: 美国之音莉雅, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Aug 12, 2024 / 14:18 pm (CNA). Hong Kong’s high court…

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