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Six Christians were murdered by Muslim extremists in Kenya recently. It is believed that suspected Islamist militants from Somalia are behind the killing of the six believers on January 3 in Wdiho in coastal Kenya’s Lamu County. Holy Father slams “cancel culture, baseless information about COVID vaccines” The Holy Father Pope Francis has slammed the sinister “attempts to rewrite history without caring to understand the times in which people lived”. While addressing diplomats of 183 nations accredited to the Vatican on Monday, the pontiff took cudgels at the “cancel culture prevalent today, warning that it is a sort of one-track thinking that attempts to silence important voices”. Lankan Catholics to hold national prayer of supplication on 1000th day of Easter Sunday attacks Catholics in Sri Lanka will commemorate the 1000th day of the deadly Easter Sunday attacks by taking part in a national prayer of supplication. The event will be held on January 14 at 10 am at the National Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka at Tewatta under the auspices of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo seeking truth and justice for the victims. Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem decries attempts by radicals to eliminate Christians from city The Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem has decried the attempts of radical fringe groups to eliminate the Christian presence in the old city. In an op-ed in The Times, Patriarch Theophilos III said churches are under threat from Zionist extremists who indulge in hate crimes and acts of vandalism. President Duterte urges Filipinos to pray to Black Nazarene as COVID goes on a rampage As the coronavirus infections surge across the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has urged Catholics to pray to the Black Nazarene, which is one of the most revered sacred images in the country. Cardinal Dolan visits site of deadly blaze that killed 19 people Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York visited the site of the devastating blaze in the Bronx on Monday to assess the extent of the tragedy and explore ways to help those who have been affected. Top Hungary court removes all obstacles for referendum on child protection law amendment Hungary’s constitutional court has rejected all claims against a proposed referendum on the child protection law that concerns parental rights over the education of their wards. China indicts lawyers, activists who took part in meeting to discuss human rights The communist authorities in China have indicted about 20 lawyers and activists for gathering at a seaside town in 2019 to discuss the human rights movement in the country that is facing oppression.