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The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches of Jerusalem with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Welby Photo: Vatican Media

Justice and Peace•Local Church

Kidnappings (not only of priests and nuns) in Nigeria are out of control: solidarity of the Dicastery for Evangelization

For years, Nigeria has been grappling with the scourge of kidnapping, which target not only priests and religious, but also foreigners, businessmen, politicians, government officials, diplomats, traditional rulers, as well as ordinary citizens, including students and school children, who are frequent victims of mass kidnappings.

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

Lent pro-life volunteers alarmed as Germany considers UK-style censorship zones to criminalise help and prayer near abortion organisations

New draft law would introduce censorship zones in Germany for behaviour that could be perceived as “confusing” or “disturbing” – potentially including prayer. Asked about the frequency of “harassment” incidents at abortion facilities that would justify the introduction of censorship zones, the government admitted: «The federal government does not have any concrete numerical findings.» German lawyer Dr. Felix Böllmann: “The German government wants to ban something, but doesn’t know what or why”.