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Pope tells Belgian Brothers of Charity no more euthanasia for patients

The pope gave his personal approval to a Vatican demand that the Brothers of Charity, which runs 15 centers for psychiatric patients across Belgium, must reverse its policy by the end of August.

With help from church groups, Iraqis begin return to Ninevah Plain

It's taken three years for Iraqi Christians to return home after fleeing threats of death and forced conversion to Islam, but they are starting to rebuild their homes and lives in their ancestral towns, said Catholic aid groups.

Create unity where there is division, pope tells Peruvians

Preparing for his visit to Peru in 2018, Pope Francis called on the country's people to follow the example of the Peruvian saints who brought unity amid division.

Pope names Academy for Life governing council

Completing the reorganization of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Francis named four scholars to serve on the academy's governing council.

Pope expected to visit Myanmar in late November

Pope Francis is expected to focus on trying to improve the troubles of about a million ethnic Muslim Rohingya when he visits Myanmar the last week of November, reported ucanews.com.

Syro-Malankara bishop serving in U.S. named head of new eparchy in India

The synod of bishops of the Syro-Malankara Church has erected the Eparchy of Parassala, India, and with the assent of Pope Francis, has elected as the first bishop of the eparchy Bishop Thomas Eusebius Naickamparampil, who is currently serving Syro-Malankara Catholics in the U.S. and Canada.

American community finds a new home in Rome

U.S. Catholics in Rome had called the Church of Santa Susanna their parish since 1922. But the cloistered Cistercian nuns, who have had a presence at the historic parish since 1587, found the American presence distracting and made various attempts over the years to evict them.

Salvadorans to walk 90-plus miles to mark centennial of Romero’s birth

A pilgrimage to celebrate the slain archbishop's 100th birthday will be held Aug. 11-13, with pilgrims walking from San Salvador to Ciudad Barrios, where he was born.

Pope ‘saddened’ after shooting in Nigerian church

UPDATED - According to the Nigerian newspaper, The Vanguard, witnesses say a gunman entered during an early morning Sunday Mass and opened fire during the prayer of the faithful.

West Bank priests stress nonviolence as youths protest Israeli occupation

For Father Aridah and other parish priests in the West Bank, the challenge is to emphasize the Christian tradition of nonviolence while supporting their young parishioners' desire to oppose the Israeli occupation.