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In Jericho, new Franciscan youth center offers chance to meet ‘the other’
An outgrowth of the Good Shepherd Sports Club, the center was built on Franciscan-owned property and financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, American Near East Refugee Aid and IREX, a U.S. nongovernmental organization.
Colombian martyrs: witnesses to the point of death
Pope Francis' decree to beatify two Colombian martyrs from two troubled eras in the South American country's history underscores his call for courageous witness amid violence and persecution.
Jerusalem Christian leaders concerned with increased tension in Old City
The heads of Jerusalem's Christian churches expressed "serious concern" over an escalation in tensions in Jerusalem's Old City as hostilities remained high following the mid-July shooting deaths of two Israeli policemen and three gunmen on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Church in Colombia a ‘prophetic voice’ for peace, priest says
The Catholic Church in Colombia not only has taken an active role in peace negotiations between the government and guerrilla groups, but also has remained close with countless innocents caught in the crossfire.
Pope’s visit to Colombia will highlight inequality in Latin America
When Pope Francis visits Cartagena in September, he will take his message of mercy and reconciliation to the streets where St. Peter Claver ministered to slaves and where racism persists.
Probe into elite German choir finds more than 500 boys were abused
An investigator hired by the Diocese of Regensburg has found a "culture of silence" at a church school where former students reported physical, emotional and sexual abuse against 49 members of the church from 1945 to the early 1990s.
Sierra Leone bishops say citizen action for peace key to 2018 elections
Catholic bishops there called on citizens to refrain from actions to destabilize the West African nation and to come together before next year's elections.
Cameroon bishops take legal action over prelate’s suspicious death
The bishops' conference of Cameroon launched a private lawsuit over the alleged murder of Bishop Jean-Marie Benoit Bala of Bafia, whose body was found floating in a river in June.
Two priests kidnapped in Congo’s troubled North Kivu province
Congo's bishops have asked security agencies to try to rescue the priests, who served at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Bunyuka. The gunmen also attacked a nearby convent and looted property.
Not being afraid of controversy is part of Civilta Cattolica’s mission
When an influential Jesuit-run journal criticized U.S. politics in mid-July, it was not the first time it had caused controversy in the United States.