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Mary teaches people to hope in life’s darkest moments, pope says

Mary, like many mothers throughout the world, is an example of strength and courage in accepting new life and in sharing the suffering of their children, Pope Francis said.

U.S. seminarians run across Italy to help displaced families in Iraq

The one-day run raised close to $30,000 with the added help of an anonymous donor who matched every dollar pledged by individual benefactors.

Pope tells Latin American bishops corruption is grave threat

He also reiterated calls for the church to work closely with people to renew their hope.

Quebec Trappists renew spiritual life in their eco-friendly abbey

Escaping suburban sprawl in Quebec, a community of Cistercian priests built their new cutting-edge abbey in an area of forests and hills. "Here, you can hear silence," said the abbot.

Irish Columban who rescues trafficked minors wins human rights award

Father Shay Cullen, 74, received the award May 6 at Germany's Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt for rescuing minors from exploitation at the hands of sex traffickers, pedophiles, illegal detention and other forms of abuse.

Learn to know Jesus’ voice by reading the Bible, pope says

To know and follow Jesus, a Christian must read the Bible and learn to pray with it, allowing the Holy Spirit to help one understand it and put it into practice, Pope Francis said.

Priest kidnapped in Yemen pleads for help in video message

The video was posted on YouTube by the news site Aden Time May 8; the heavily bearded and very thin Father Uzhunnalil is shown seated with a cardboard sign in his lap with the date April 15, 2017.

Mexican bishops call for action on missing persons, mass graves

Many of those graves have been discovered by desperate family members acting on their own and without the assistance of the authorities, who are often accused of showing disinterest in finding the disappeared.

Head of French bishops welcomes Macron’s election

Archbishop Georges Pontier of Marseille said that French Catholics had also been left "divided like the rest of French society" and said he counted on Macron and his new government "being able to function."

Pope urges Venezuela’s bishops to stay close to suffering people

After years of food shortages and economic turmoil, Venezuela has descended into chaos as violent protests continue to break out in the streets. Pope Francis lauded the bishops' call "to avoid any form of violence."