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Following a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, Mozambique's bishops say the murder of Bishop Osório Afonso must become a path towards truth, reconciliation, and renewal for both the Church and the country.
Following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on 24 June, Father Antonio Rella, parish priest of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, describes a landscape marked by grief, uncertainty and solidarity. As his parish has become a hub for relief efforts serving the hardest-hit communities, he says that both material and spiritual reconstruction will require time, perseverance and prayer.
A press release issued by the Laudato Si' Movement says more than 170 Christian organisations from across Europe are urging Ireland to use its Presidency of the Council of the European Union to advance ambitious climate policies, calling for a permanent tax on fossil fuel profits and a faster transition away from coal, oil and gas.