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Ecumenism•Local Church•Marriage and Family

The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation Publishes New Agreed Statement on Orthodox and Catholic Marriages

The Consultation made recommendations on the celebration of mixed marriages in both churches, the recognition of remarriage after divorce, joint pastoral care, mutual recognition of the married life in Christ, updating of pastoral materials, and the avoidance of indifferentism as well as spiritual confusion.

Justice and Peace

Christian leaders in the Holy Land, including Cardinal Pizzaballa, condemn Israeli army attack on Gazan civilians

Although government spokesmen initially tried to deny the soldiers’ involvement in this incident, later that day Israel’s Minister of National Security not only praised IDF fighters for acting «excellently.» but also attempted to blame the victims for their own demise, charging that they had sought to harm heavily armed soldiers. He went on to assail the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza, arguing that it should cease.

Causes of Saints•Local Church

Ukraine: Greek-Catholics open process of beatification of the predecessor of their current major archbishop: Ljubomyr Husar

Archbishop and Cardinal Husar was born in 1933 in Lviv, where he spent his childhood years, and then fled with his family in 1944, following the war events, taking refuge in Salzburg in Austria, where he attended the gymnasium organized by Ukrainian emigrants. In 1949 he moved to the United States with his parents and older sister, entering the minor seminary in Stamford, Connecticut, to conclude his theological studies in Washington until his priestly ordination celebrated in 1958 by Msgr. Ambrose Senyshin, of the Stamford eparchy of the Ukrainians.

Justice and Peace

Beijing going after Chinese users who follow dissidents abroad on social media

Chinese influencers are asking followers to be careful after the leaked information from a hacking firm with ties to Chinese authorities was released. Teacher Li, who documented the anti-lockdown protests on Twitter, saw the number of their followers drop from 1.6 million to 1.4 million. The data leak also shows the breadth of China’s cyber activities, including against foreign governments.