The Mafia’s Last Gasp Against the Catholic Church
COMMENTARY: Thirty years ago, organized crime in Italy bombed the basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of the bishop of Rome.
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Where is Kareem? The Story Unfolds of Souls Trapped in Taliban-Run Afghanistan
COMMENTARY: Kareem’s story is a window into the soul of Afghanistan. It is the icon of the suffering Christ; hungry, bruised, beaten, forsaken, left for dead.
Priest’s Rumored Involvement in IRA Bombings Revisited in Lawsuit Against Derry Diocese
Three bombs exploded without warning on July 31, 1972 in the County Derry village of Claudy, killing nine people and injuring more than 30.
Indonesia Bishops Say Palm Sunday Cathedral Bombing ‘Disgraced Human Dignity’
Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, the archbishop of Jakarta said that the attack on the first day of Holy Week “shocked everybody in Indonesia, not only Catholics,” noting that “leaders of all religious communities ... condemned the brutal violence.”
Cardinal’s Pardon to Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombers Garners Little Local Attention
Sri Lankan Catholics told the Register that the cardinal’s act of forgiveness, expressed at Easter Mass on April 12, is only one aspect of the process that is needed to ward off renewed religious violence.
Attacks in Southern Philippines Jeopardize Peace Efforts
Twin bombings in Jolo are among the deadliest in recent years.
