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Bishops condemn brutality against ‘innocent Kenyans,’ urge police to target criminals

July 20, 2023

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CWN Editor's Note: Amid anti-government protests, the bishops of Kenya condemned police brutality and called for talks between the nation’s president and opposition leaders.

The East African nation of 53.9 million (map) is 82% Christian (21% Catholic), 8% Muslim, and 8% ethnic religionist. Pope Francis made an apostolic journey there in 2015.

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Memorial of St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor

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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. John of the Cross (1542-1591). He was born and died in Spain. His parents were poor and could not give him training in any trade, hence he became the servant of the sick in the hospital of Medina. In 1563 he offered himself as a lay brother to the Carmelite…

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