Kenya’s bishops pray for terrorist victims

Kenya’s bishops have offered prayers and condolences to military families after an attack by the Islamist group al-Shabaab left hundreds of soldiers dead. “Let the blood that our soldiers shed in Somalia bind us together as a nation,” they said.

‘Invite Catholics to Orthodox synod’

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has urged Orthodox primates to agree “on the principle of inviting” Catholic observers to this year’s pan-Orthodox synod.

Archbishop: Holy Doors are not magic