Tag: protests
A sea of supporters farewells a giant of the Church
Sweltering summer heat, angry protestors and a media scrum did little to deter around 4000 mourners from attending Cardinal George Pell’s funeral in Sydney.
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Benjamin Conolly: Toppling of statue is beyond satire
They tore down a statue of Frederick Douglass.
If that name doesn’t mean anything to you, that’s understandable. That it meant nothing to the ‘protesters’...
The destructive blindness of #BlackLivesMatter
And so the bonds between us are destroyed. In place of a cohesive society, with common habits, symbols and traditions, we are reduced to membership of fragmented groups defined by racial and gender identities that inevitably conflict with one another
Pope Francis calls US bishop in support
Texas Bishop gets surprise call after he 'took a knee' in solidarity with protests.
Pope prays for George Floyd, addresses riots
https://youtu.be/Ou2owd-efm4
Racism a sin against life, says Pope
Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can...
Lebanon’s church leaders to protesters: ‘We hear your cry’
Amid an unprecedented, massive uprising of the Lebanese population demanding a sweeping overhaul of the country's political system, leaders of Catholic, Orthodox and evangelical...
