Global Church News

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  If Trump only builds walls he's not Christian, Pope Francis says

  Feb 19, 2016

  During his inflight news conference en route from Juarez to Rome, Pope Francis responded to recent criticism from Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, who called the Pope “political” and has threatened to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.

  
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  Pope in Mexico: Conversion, no more death, no more exploitation for those who try to emigrate

  Feb 19, 2016

  Conversion, no more death, no more exploitation for those who try to emigrate. Hundreds of thousands of people, from both sides of the wire mesh that divides Mexico and the United States gathered to hear the Pope’s appeal.

  
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  This little girl only has half a heart, but she's full of joy for Pope Francis

  Feb 19, 2016

  Sabrina Puig is eight years old. Due to a rare condition, she only has half a heart. But when Pope Francis passed by, she ran to him.

  
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  Arrest of Bangladeshi publishers sparks outrage

  Feb 19, 2016

  Activists from several student and cultural organizations staged a protest in Dhaka on Feb. 17 to condemn the arrest of three Bangladeshi publishers for publishing a book deemed offensive to Islam by hardline Islamists.

  
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  This priest from Oklahoma was a martyr – here's his powerful story

  Feb 19, 2016

  “Father Stanley Rother is truly a saint of mercy,” she said. “He fed the hungry, sheltered the homeless, visited the sick, comforted the afflicted, bore wrongs patiently, buried the dead – all of it.”

  
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  Visa, Chevron, and Pepsi are exempt from the HHS mandate – but not the Little Sisters

  Feb 19, 2016

  While Catholic nuns are required to obey health care regulations that they say violate the teachings of their faith, large corporations like ExxonMobil are exempt, a new website says.

  
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  A Muslim imprisoned by the Islamic State for drawing the Virgin Mary

  Feb 18, 2016

  For the first time, Khalifa el-Khoder, a 21-year-old Syrian, can talk about his seven long months in the hands of the Islamic State (IS), the cells in which he was held still vivid in his mind, the cries of tortured prisoners, the acrid smell that filled his nostrils.

  
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  Pope in Mexico: Prisoner reintegration is done by eliminating what makes society sick

  Feb 18, 2016

  Pope Francis spoke to about 700 inmates in the courtyard of the Centro de Readaptación Social estatal n. 3 "(CERESO n. 3) in Ciudad Juarez, State of Chihuahua. He also personally greeted some 50 of them, as well as a group of the relatives.

  
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  Church joins calls to end honor killings in Pakistan

  Feb 18, 2016

  Church leaders and women rights activists have welcomed a statement by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to toughen laws to end the widespread practice of honor killings.

  
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  Papal visit to Mexico: Meeting with the world of labour

  Feb 18, 2016

  Pope Francis' prepared remarks for his Feb. 17 meeting with the world of labour at the Bachilleres College in the state of Chihuahua.