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WEB4 days ago · Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) has issued a statement supporting last week's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution, which affirms the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) advisory opinion, calling for Israel to end its decades-long occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip within one year.
WCC urges caution with new law passed by Ukrainian parliament
WEBAug 24, 2024 · Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra. Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC 24 August 2024. Source: WCC World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay and WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm are urging caution with regard to a law passed by the Ukrainian Rada which bans the activities of religious organizations associated with Russia in Ukraine.
LGBT+ Catholics Westminster reach out beyond lockdown | ICN
WEBJun 7, 2020 · LGBT+ Catholics Westminster reach out beyond lockdown. Jun 7th, 2020. London's LGBT+ Catholics, parents, families and friends have reached out globally through Farm Street Jesuit Church's Sunday evening live-streamed Mass for Trinity Sunday, 7 June 2020. Farm Street Church's live-stream Masses attract thousands of global hits.
Pope: Mary as model of faith and charity for the Church
WEBOct 24, 2013 · As a model of Charity, the Pope continued, “Mary wishes to bring all of us to the great gift that is Jesus with his love, his peace and his joy.”. "The Church," he said, “is not a shop, or a humanitarian agency, or an NGO, the Church’s mandate is to bring Christ and the gospel” to everyone. The Church brings Jesus and his love and "if ...
Pope Francis on living with suffering - ICN
WEBMay 11, 2013 · May 18th, 2014. Suffering has no value in itself, and there are right and wrong ways of living with pain, Pope Francis said on Saturday. “A wrong attitude is to live pain in a passive manner, letting go with inertia and resignation. But even the reaction of rebellion and rejection is not a correct attitude,” he said.
40 Women: Unseen Women of the Bible from Eden to Easter
WEBMar 12, 2022 · These hidden voices of the Bible's story are found through the Old Testament and the New Testament. In this daily devotional for 2022, join Ros Clarke as she uncovers the women of the Bible who are essential to the Easter weekend. From Eve to the Shummamite, and from Deborah to Ruth. Exploring a different character each day, Forty Women is an ...
A legacy of compassion: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam | ICN
WEBSep 8, 2020 · Every day, the SVP helps over 30 million people around the world. That's quite a legacy! Frédéric Ozanam, a student with a social conscience, has since been revered as an exemplar of the lay apostle in family, social and intellectual life. He was a man ahead of his time; in one of his lessons he foresaw and …
UK & Ireland - ICN
WEB6 days ago · Sep 24th, 2024. The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Robert Rigby, was at the Vitality Westminster Mile event at the weekend, starting a series of races. Around 7,000 runners took part over the two days. The event began in 2013 as a legacy of the London Olympics, but is now a Westminster institution that Westminster City Council runs in ...
Scotland's Christian peace groups campaign at Faslane - ICN
WEBJan 24, 2022 · Credit: Justice and Peace Scotland. One year on from the day the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was ratified on 22 January 2021 at the UN in New York, Justice and Peace Scotland joined our fellow anti-nuclear campaigners from Scottish CND, Pax Christi Scotland, Glasgow Catholic Worker and the Faslane Peace Camp to hold a vigil at the 'home of Trident' at Faslane on the Clyde.
Pause for Faith: Catholic life, conversations and prayer with Fr ...
WEBMar 26th, 2020. Join Fr Stephen Wang each day as he live streams on the new YouTube channel 'Pause for Faith'. You can explore and subscribe to the channel here. It's an informal conversation about living the Christian faith, with some Catholic history, the lives of the saints, Christian teaching, spiritual traditions, practical tips for ...