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Vatican: Canada did not seek extradition for diplomat with porn charges
"No request for extradition has come from Canada and no trial has been set at the Vatican" for the diplomat, Msgr. Carlo Capella, who had been working in the United States, said Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman.
Mexican state plans 147-foot Our Lady of Guadalupe statue
State and municipal officials in the north-central state of Zacatecas have unveiled plans to build the world's biggest statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the national patroness -- hoping the giant image would increase tourist visits.
Silver anniversary: Making the catechism shine in the 21st century
As the church marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, promoting it as a means of teaching the truth about faith remains a challenge and a priority.
Bishop says decline of faith in West hurts Nigerian church
Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto accused European and American politicians and diplomats of publicly "pandering" to Islam at the expense of Christianity.
Find ways to keep migrant families together, Vatican official says
Overly strict immigration laws do not discourage migration, and more must be done to keep migrant families together, a Vatican representative said.
Have courage, pray fervently, pope tells churches facing persecution
No matter how much suffering Christians face in the world, God never forgets those who trust in and serve him, Pope Francis told leaders of Eastern Catholic churches.
Death penalty is ‘contrary to the Gospel,’ pope says
Marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican Oct. 11, Pope Francis said the catechism's discussion of the death penalty, already formally amended by St. John Paul II, needs to be even more explicitly against capital punishment.
Iraqi-Kurdish war could be deadly for Christians, warns U.S. adviser
Stephen Rasche, a U.S. adviser to the Chaldean Catholic Church, said unless tensions between Baghdad and Irbil are defused, Christian refugees returning to towns on the Ninevah Plain could find themselves in the midst of a "greater war" than that fought against Islamic State.
South Korean Catholics pray for Olympics as tensions build in North
The Diocese of Chuncheon, which straddles the border between South Korea and North Korea, expects demand for pastoral services from athletes, coaches and others at the games in February 2018. Priests will offer Mass and confessions at the Olympic Village.
Pope tops 40 million followers on Twitter, 5 million on Instagram
The papal Twitter accounts, in nine different languages, have grown by over 9 million followers in the past 12 months, representing the interest and attention of "the people -- ordinary people, Christians and non-Christians, political leaders -- for the Holy Father's tweets.