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World Council of Churches welcomes ban on cluster bombs
(December 4, 2008) The Convention on Cluster Munitions has been welcomed as a "humane and historic victory" by the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr Samuel Kobia. Commenting on the signing of the convention in Oslo, Norway yesterday, Kobia congratulated the more than 100 signatory countries and reiterated the need for states that have not yet done so ...»
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Pope appoints new Bishop for Meerut Diocese
(Dec.03,2008):- Pope Benedict XVI has appointed a new bishop for the Diocese of Meerut in India’s northern State of Uttar Pradesh. Fr. Francis Kalist has taken the place of retiring Bishop Patrick Nair. Fr. Kalist was born 23 Nov. 1957 in Ratnapuram in the Diocese of Kottar in the southern Indian State of Tamilnadu On the completion of his elementary studies at Ratnapuram, he ...»
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Current crises calls for ethical and legal norms, says top Vatican official
(Dec.02,2008):- “The current financial crises calls for respect for ethical and legal norms. We need to build a world in which, human life is placed at the center of all social and economic activites ” said Vatican’s top official. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Vatican’s Permanent Observer at the United Nations made the statement on Monday at an “ ...»
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Pope meets Sri Lankan president, urges meeting basic needs of people caught up in civil war
(December 1, 2008) Pope Benedict XVI on Monday received Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa and his delegation and underscored the urgency of meeting the needs of thousands of civil population severely hit by the ongoing civil war between government troops and the rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE.
The Pope first met the president privately for some 15 minutes and ...»
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