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Christians should return to Iraq as full citizens, cardinal says
Christians don't want to be a "protected minority" in the Middle East; they must be full citizens with full rights and the opportunity to contribute to a just and lasting peace, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Pope’s communications day theme: Truth in age of ‘fake news’
Pope Francis message for World Communications Day will call for studying the causes and consequences of baseless information and will promote "professional journalism," which always seeks the truth and therefore peace and understanding in the world.
Catholic families leave Belfast homes after threats to their safety
The police reportedly told the families they had received intelligence warning that the Catholics were unwelcome in the area. The threat also said that if the residents did not leave the area, they faced violence.
British Benedictine, 82, creates mural to capture her order’s charisms
When Mother Joanna Jamieson went back to art school after more than 60 years in a Benedictine convent, she was likened by one British national newspaper to an "intergalactic time traveler" who hadn't heard a record by the Beatles or seen a James Bond film.
Mexican Catholic youths transporting quake relief shot, robbed, raped
The attack occurred Sept. 26, said a statement from the Archdiocese of Mexico City. Assailants took supplies, the youths' cellphones and approximately $2,300 collected to purchase items to donate in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region.
Canadian bishops won’t publish new policy on minor protection till 2018
Bishop Anthony Mancini of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, explained that the document has taken on such a scale that it needs to be made more comprehensive. He also said the bishops want to have the text analyzed by professionals before they release it.
Pope names Archbishop Hon nuncio to Greece
Pope Francis has named Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai to be the new Vatican nuncio to Greece. The archbishop, who was born in Hong Kong, had been secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples since late 2010.
Young Kenyans excited to help bishops prepare for 2018 synod
Elias Mungai was pleased as he left a recent two-day gathering of young adults, knowing that his ideas were going to help local bishops prepare for next year's Synod of Bishops on youth and vocations in Rome.
Safe journey: Vatican pushes for global compacts on migration, refugees
While encouraging Catholics to reach out to migrants and refugees, the Vatican is reaching out to governments as they struggle to work out international policies and principles for dealing with the large number of people fleeing violence and poverty.
‘Amoris Laetitia’ is built on traditional Thomist morality, pope says
Seeing, understanding and engaging with people's real lives does not "bastardize" theology, rather it is what is needed to guide people toward God, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Colombia.