“We express our heartfelt condolences to all those affected by this extremist violence,” said Sauca, after three deadly attacks in one week killed 11 Israelis. It is the worst wave of terrorist attacks Israel has seen in at least six years.
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As local and regional church organizations express the desire to sing and pray for peace in ways larger than church walls can hold, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca encouraged these public pilgrimages for justice and peace.
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Pope Francis spoke about his Apostolic Journey coming up this weekend to the Mediterranean island of Malta.
The Pope said he looks forward to visiting that “luminous land” following in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul, who was warmly welcomed there after being shipwrecked at sea on his way to Rome.
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Those gathered included senior representatives of WCC member churches from several European countries neighbouring and directly affected by the current conflict.
“We regret that it was not possible for the representatives from Russia and Ukraine to travel to join us for this consultation, though they had accepted the invitation to do so,” said WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, convener of the gathering.
“This is one of several roundtables that will be convened.”
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The effects of the Western sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have been felt across the world. Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter and economic sanctions are complicating purchase agreements, resulting in a rise in dramatic rise in wheat prices – a staple food in many countries. What’s less known is what impact the sanctions mean for Africa’s defence industry. Almost half of Africa’s imports of military equipment come from Russia. Moses B. Khanyile spells out the ways the punitive sanctions will affect arms sales to the continent – and some possible opportunities.
Within the last 12 years, Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed more than 200 times. This means the country is regularly thrown into blackout, resulting in huge economic and social costs. Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi and Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke explain why the grid collapses so often.
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In the western part of Ukraine, most Catholics belong to the Eastern rite, so many of the priests that I met are married and have children. Instead of fleeing to the West, they stay with their families to continue caring for the people and refugees on the move.
Chapels and rectories become safe havens on the path to salvation, where the whole family of the parish priest works around the clock to welcome those in need.
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World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Dr Ioan Sauca sent a congratulatory letter to Rev. Dr William Adam for being named the next archdeacon of Canterbury and residentiary canon of Canterbury Cathedral.
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According to eNCA, the Pope reveals, “I’m hot-headed, impatient… I sometimes make decisions in a hurry,” the pontiff says in a new book, “From the Poor to the Pope, From the Pope to the World”, based on queries from the world’s underprivileged.
From the slums of Brazil to the homeless in India, Iran and the United States, people from 80 countries put 100 personal questions to the pontiff, whose answers have been gathered in book form that will be published on April 1.
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Since Russia’s military offensive began in Ukraine on 24 February, it is estimated that more than 18 million people (41% of the population of Ukraine) have been impacted by the conflict.
Nearly one in four Ukrainians has been forced out of their homes, with nearly 6.5 million people being internally displaced, and more than 3.5 million people have fled the country.
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One month into the war that continues to cause death and destruction, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halyč describes his visit to a hospital in Ukraine’s besieged capital, and launches an appeal for the city of Mariupol, where, he says, it is difficult even to bury the dead.
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