Top Stories
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Violence in Nigeria has 'no boundaries' now, archbishop says
Jul 28, 2014
In wake of two bombings this week in Nigeria, targeting both an Islamic scholar and a senior politician, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has called for greater proactive efforts to identify all violent groups.
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US must adapt foreign policy to solve migrant crisis, says bishop
Jul 28, 2014
The head of the U.S. bishops’ international justice and peace committee implored Secretary of State John Kerry to utilize U.S. foreign policy to address the “root causes” of child migration from Central America.
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Give primacy to God, Pope says
Jul 28, 2014
Pope Francis on Saturday visited the Italian city of Caserta, encouraging the people of the region to place God at the center of their lives.
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Jesus is the great treasure, Pope teaches
Jul 28, 2014
Pope Francis on Sunday stressed the priceless value of encountering Jesus, noting that Jesus’ parables speak of those who are willing to trade everything for the Kingdom of God.
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UN 'cannot stand by' during 'crime against humanity' in Mosul, says Chaldean Patriarch
Jul 25, 2014
In an urgent message to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako has said that the UN “cannot stand by and be a witness to the ongoing atrocities committed against Christians” in Iraq.
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Meriam Ibrahim lands in Rome, meets with Pope Francis
Jul 25, 2014
A Sudanese woman spared of a death sentence for refusing to renounce her Christian faith arrived in Rome with her family Thursday, where they met with Pope Francis a few hours after landing.
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Iraqi abbot calls for action to ensure local Christians' future
Jul 25, 2014
Following the effective expulsion of Christians from the city of Mosul by Islamists last week, a prominent local abbot has voiced the need for concrete action supporting Christians in Iraq.
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Getting to know Archbishop-elect Julian Leow
Jul 24, 2014
His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Fr Julian Leow Beng Kim, aged 50, as the new Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese. This news was announced simultaneously on Thursday, July 3 at the Vatican and at the Archdiocesan Office.
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Papal message urges British, Irish Catholics to ‘combat the culture of death’
Jul 24, 2014
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has sent a message to British and Irish Catholics on behalf of Pope Francis for the Day of Life, which will take place July 27.
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Iraqi prelate: we need action, not just words
Jul 24, 2014
“We need more than words now, we need concrete actions,” an Iraqi archbishop told Vatican Radio.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan