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U.N. Refugee Olympic team: ‘The victory scream of all refugees’
"They represent the strength it takes to come from nothing and being considered a 'nobody,' to becoming a champion."
Bangladeshi Catholic editor flees country amid harassment, threats
Rosaline Costa heard people tell her "be careful" so often she decided that she had to flee her native Bangladesh for the United States to stay alive.
Philippine church leaders feel powerless to stop extrajudicial killings
"In our dream to wipe out drug addiction, are we not becoming a 'killing fields' nation?" Archbishop Socrates Villegas asked.
Mercy received must be mercy shared, pope says at audience
In his main audience talk, Pope Francis focused on the Gospel story of Jesus raising from the dead the son of the widow of Nain, giving renewed hope not just to the woman and her son, but to all.
Pope pays ‘private’ visit to convents outside Rome
Pope Francis "snuck" out of the Vatican Aug. 9 for a drive, a walk in the woods and lunch with an Italian bishop at a small convent.
Approval for Zairian rite was a long time coming, says Congolese cardinal
The biggest changes from the Roman rite known to most Catholics in the West to the Zairian rite are slight changes in order. The penitential rite follows the homily, and is followed by the sign of peace.
Pakistani church deplores suicide blast at Quetta hospital
The Aug. 8 blast was carried out at the entrance of the emergency department of the hospital when the body of Bilal Anwar Kasi was being taken after he was shot by two unidentified gunmen.
Priests send prayers, support for Mexican mudslide victims
A priest said parish and archdiocesan officials are attempting to assess the needs of isolated pockets of eastern Mexico, which were hit hard with heavy rains and mudslides, leaving at least 40 dead and dozens of settlements incommunicado.
Islamic State might get ousted, but Christians still worry about safety
Iraqi Christians appear divided about whether they will be able to return home after Islamic State militants are flushed out of the battle-scarred Ninevah Plains region.
Irish Bishop Edward Daly, known as peacemaker, dies at 82
Bishop Edward Daly of Derry, known for his tireless advocacy for peace and reconciliation during decades of sectarian tension in Northern Ireland, died in a hospital in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Aug. 8.