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CATHOLIC NEWS OF THE WEEK . Saturday, 7 September 2019
The politics of amnesty: Lessons from Northern Ireland

The Troubles in Northern Ireland took about 3,500 lives over a 30-year period between 1968 and 1998. The tripartite conflict involving British soldiers and paramilitaries from both sides of the sectarian divide brought death and destruction not only to each other, but also to the...

Hong Kong’s Catholic places of faith and Church-government relations

By Ayako Fukushima 
 
This September, I am publishing an academic book titled, Building Catholic Churches in Hong Kong, in Japanese language through Kyushu University Press. This is the outcome of 10 years of research and my thanks go out for kind...

How we can save the planet and ourselves

The ongoing burning of the rainforests in Brazil under newly elected president, Jair Bolsonaro, is an indication of the destructive power of a dictatorial leader. He is allowing thousands of hectares of rainforest to be cut down and burnt. Toxic fumes engulf many Brazilian towns. He is changing...