Tag: priest
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Jesuit priest gifts Pope Francis a special wheelchair from Cambodia
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Oct 25, 2024 / 06:00 am Jesuit priest and apostolic prefect of Battambang in Cambodia Father Enrique “Kike” Figaredo this week presented Pope Francis with a wheelchair made by land mine survivors in Cambodia. The Spanish missionary traveled to Rome from the Southeast Asian country with a special gift for…
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Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian Dominican Priest and Liberation Theology Pioneer, Dies at 96
By Walter Sánchez Silva CNA Newsroom, Oct 23, 2024 / 04:35 am Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, the Peruvian Dominican priest considered the” father” of liberation theology, died on October 22 at the age of 96. The Dominican Province of St. John the Baptist of Peru announced the death of Gutiérrez, noting he was the author of…
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Maronite Catholic priest recovering from injuries after attack at rectory in Philadelphia
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 10, 2024 / 18:25 pm A Maronite Catholic priest is recovering from injuries he suffered after a man attacked him at the rectory in Philadelphia, across the street from the St. Maron Maronite Catholic Church, at which he is the pastor. The alleged attacker, who has not yet…