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• July 30, 2010 5:22 PM Bishop airs evidence of British troops' misconduct in 1971 shootings in Northern Ireland

  An Irish bishop has released a group of previously unpublished documents that point to serious misconduct by British troops in shootings that caused 11 deaths and multiple injuries in Northern

• July 30, 2010 2:28 PM University of Illinois offers to reinstate Catholic professor fired for his views

  The University of Illinois has offered to reinstate a Catholic faculty member who was dismissed after he explained Church teachings on homosexuality. University officials announced that they

• July 30, 2010 2:06 PM Kenyan Church leaders unite to oppose new constitution

  In a remarkable display of ecumenical solidarity, the Christian leaders of Kenya have issued a statement opposing a new draft constitution, saying that the document “in its current form is not good

• July 30, 2010 12:15 PM Jerusalem officials threaten to cut water supply for Church of the Holy Sepulchre

  City officials in Jerusalem are threatening to cut off the supply of water for the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the AsiaNews service reports. The city has provided free water service to the

• July 30, 2010 11:21 AM Pope Benedict's prayer intentions for August 2010

  The Vatican has announced the prayer intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for August 2010. The Pope’s general intention is: "That those who are without work or homes or who are otherwise in serious need

• July 30, 2010 11:18 AM Iraqi Christian kidnapped as intimidation campaign continues

  An Iraqi Christian businessman was abducted outside his office in Kirkuk on July 29, in the latest of a series of targeted attacks on the country’s religious minority. Yonan Daniel Mammo, a

• July 30, 2010 11:14 AM Oxford lecturer claims discrimination after conversion to Christianity

  An Oxford University professor has charged that she suffered discrimination after her conversion to Christianity. Tali Argov, who came from Israel to teach in Jewish studies, says that her faculty

• July 30, 2010 11:11 AM Pope screens film about his pontificate

  Pope Benedict XVI attended an advance screening of a film about his pontificate on July 29 at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. After watching Five years of Pope Benedict XVI, by the

• July 30, 2010 5:34 AM Pittsburgh diocese sued after alleged abuse victim commits suicide

  Two months after a man who alleged abuse by a Pittsburgh priest committed suicide at a psychiatric facility in Massachusetts, the man’s family has filed suit against the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

• July 30, 2010 5:31 AM Caritas appeal for flood-ravaged Burkina Faso

  Recent torrential rain has left 26,000 homeless in Burkina Faso, one of the world’s poorest nations, notes Caritas Internationalis, the international consortium of Catholic relief and development

• July 30, 2010 5:30 AM UN: Access to drinking water is a human right

  By a 121-0 vote, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution stating that access to drinking water and sanitation is a human right. The United States and 40 other nations

• July 30, 2010 5:27 AM 2 decades after death, Congo proclaims persecuted cardinal a national hero

  Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa, one of Africa’s leading prelates, has lauded a decision by Congolese President Joseph Kabila to proclaim the late Cardinal Joseph-Albert Malula a

• July 30, 2010 5:26 AM Key US bishop praises judge's decision on immigration law

  The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Migration has joined the bishops of Arizona in praising a federal judge’s July 28 ruling that prevented parts of Arizona’s controversial immigration law

• July 30, 2010 5:25 AM UK announces ‘unprecedented focus’ on contraception, ‘safe’ abortion in aid to poor nations

  Prime Minister David Cameron’s government has announced that the United Kingdom will “put family planning at the heart of its approach to women’s health in the developing world.” The nation’s