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109 years after genocide, Armenia faces another existential threat
Nagorno-Karabakh a warning of what is to come? Lara Setrakian, an Armenian reporter and human rights activist, told CNA that...
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U.S. State Department cites human rights violations in India
MUMBAI, India – A report on human rights in India was released by the U.S. Department of State says “at...
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More than 50,000 sign petition to recognize 171 killed in Sri Lanka attack as martyrs
The Archdiocese of Colombo will now send an official request to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to proceed...
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Indian bishops condemn Hindu group’s attack on Catholic school and priest
Father Jaison Joseph, who serves as principal of the school, which is run by the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed...
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East Timor cardinal says papal visit will bring message of peace, tolerance
ROME – East Timor’s cardinal has said Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to the country, scheduled for this fall, is not...
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Indian govt is targeting, silencing critics, says global rights group
The relationship between the Vatican and Vietnam has made remarkable progress in recent years. Gallagher also reiterated that Pope Francis...
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Myanmar’s junta re-arrests Baptist pastor
A prominent Baptist pastor in Myanmar has been detained just hours after being freed from prison under an amnesty, according...
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Hindus stage protest at Catholic school in India over clothes ruling
MUMBAI, India – In the South India state of Telangana on April 15, management at Mother Teresa School stopped a...
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Taliban cracks down on TV channels for ‘violating Islamic values’
Two Afghan television channels have been taken off the airwaves for "violations against Islamic and national values", a Taliban government...
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Dubai airport, roads still deluged after heaviest rains
Dubai airport, one of the world's busiest, witnessed major disruption for a third straight day on April 18 after the...
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