Azerbaijan demands Armenia hand over 8 villages it says are ‘under occupation’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Map of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. / Credit: Golden|Wikipedia|CC BY-SA 4.0 Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 9, 2023 / 17:39 pm (CNA). Peace talks between the Christian nation Armenia and its Muslim neighbor Azerbaijan hit a snag this week when the Azerbaijani government issued a demand that eight villages along the border…

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Church in Colombia thanks God for release of kidnapped father of soccer star Luis Díaz — By: Catholic News Agency

Luis Manuel Díaz, father of soccer player Luis Díaz (center), along with Francisco Ceballos, bishop of Riohacha (right), and Monsignor Héctor Henao, delegate for Church-state relations, who formed the humanitarian commission in charge of facilitating Díaz’s release. / Credit: Episcopal Conference of Colombia ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 9, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The Colombian…

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Will RNC Chair Get the Boot? — By: Church Militant

MIAMI (ChurchMilitant.com) – After the GOP came up short in yet another election cycle, conservatives are calling on the Republican National Convention chair to resign. After Republicans suffered losses across the country on Tuesday, GOP voters voiced their frustrations over the continued failures of Ronna McDaniel.  During Wednesday’s Republican primary debate, presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy proclaimed: We’ve…

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China’s new ‘Patriotic Education Law’ places further limits on religious instruction — By: Catholic News Agency

Flag of the People’s Republic of China. / Credit: Yan Ke / Unsplash (CC0) CNA Staff, Nov 9, 2023 / 16:12 pm (CNA). China passed a “Patriotic Education Law,” further consolidating the Chinese Communist Party’s control over education, including religious education, state-controlled media outlet Xinhua announced last month. The new law, which was passed during a…

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