As security forces in Myanmar have increased their crackdown on civilians, with disappearances, detentions and the killing of peaceful protestors, Pope Francis appealed for an end to violence and the start of dialogue. "Once again, and ...
A Polish cardinal, former secretary to St. John Paul II, could face jail time after a Polish state commission accused him of ignoring sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. Poland's State Commission on Pedophilia said it would ...
Politicians in Northern Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to prevent the late-term abortions of babies with disabilities. On March 15, members of the Legislative Assembly voted 48-12 in support of the Severe Fetal ...
Cardinal Charles Bo, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, set May 23-30 as a week of prayer for China, reported ucanews.com. In 2007, then-Pope Benedict XVI published his letter to Catholics in China and ...
The joy of the Gospel has been an integral part of the Filipino identity since the arrival of Christianity in the Southeast Asian country five centuries ago, Pope Francis said. Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the ...
Ireland's Catholic bishops plan to hold a synod within the next five years to -- among other things -- hear from people who were raised Catholic but have walked away from the church. A March 10 ...
Christians living in First World countries such as the United States can often fall into complacency and forget that our brothers and sisters living in other regions around the world are suffering from persecution and ...
The Catholic Church's commitment to dialogue with other churches and with other religions flows from the Gospel, but Pope Francis said he knows some Catholics disagree. "Often you must take a risk" to promote harmony, he ...
Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor thoughts of revenge, Pope Francis told them. After a full morning paying tribute to the victims of ...
Amid the rubble and bombed out remains of four churches destroyed by Islamic State militants, Pope Francis paid tribute to Iraqi Christians who endured persecution and even death. But visiting Mosul and Qaraqosh in northern Iraq ...
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