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Legionaries deny illegal offshore dealings indicated by Paradise Papers
The order added that the accounts never violated any laws and did not handle the vast sums of money alleged in the investigation.
Priest mediates between Zimbabwe generals, Mugabe
UPDATED - Father Fidelis Mukonori, parliamentary liaison officer for Harare Archdiocese, is trying to mediate a graceful exit for the 93-year-old president, who has led Zimbabwe for 37 years.
Australian archbishop: New marriage law must include conscience clauses
After a majority of Australians indicated they favored same-sex marriage, Australia's bishops said legislators must ensure that any new law on marriage includes protection for religious freedom.
Longing for peace: Pope to preach dialogue in Bangladesh, Myanmar
While the ongoing crisis of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh will draw much attention during Pope Francis' visit to the two countries in late November, the pope also is expected to focus on interreligious dialogue, poverty and climate change.
‘Papal’ Lamborghini gift to be auctioned off for charity
The proceeds will fund three projects: the resettlement of Christians in Iraq's Ninevah Plain; support for women rescued from human trafficking and forced prostitution; and assistance to the suffering in Africa.
Cardinal Rai wraps historic visit to Saudi Arabia, meets Lebanese P.M.
The visit of the Lebanese patriarch of Maronite Catholics was the first for a prelate to the Muslim kingdom that bans other religions. He met with Lebanon's prime minister, Saad Hariri, who expects to return to his post.
British Catholic schools remove ‘mother,’ ‘father’ from admission forms
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator, which settles disputes on behalf of the government, upheld the objection of a parent who wished to enroll a child in Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School in London.
U.S. seminary in Rome to host World Day of Poor lunch guests
About 4,000 poor people are expected to join the pope for Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Nov. 19, which Pope Francis had designated as the World Day of the Poor.
Ghanaian bishops meet to discuss challenges to families
Families today live in complex situations, and Pope Francis "invites us to look at the reality of the family today in all its complexity, with both in its lights and shadows, in faithfulness to Christ's teaching," the pope's representative told Ghana's bishops.
Indigenous Canadians seek closure in cases of missing family members
An estimated 1,000 to 4,000 women and girls have been murdered or reported missing in Canada over the last 30 to 40 years. The inquiry is expected bring recommendations to the federal government to address the systemic causes of violence against indigenous women and girls in Canada.