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True believers serve others, pope says at audience
To ignore the suffering of another person is to ignore God, Pope Francis said.
Mercy: Austrian bishop says ‘no’ to border fence on church property
In recent months, we've done everything to open our doors to people needing help, giving them not only a roof over their heads, but also guaranteeing them dignity with an open heart," Bishop Agidius Zsfikovics said.
Philippine church officials outraged, sad over beheading of Canadian
Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim separatist group, had threatened to behead two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipina if their ransom demand of $6.4 million for each hostage was not met by an April 25 deadline.
Pope names Camaguey archbishop, who helped rebuild church, to Havana
The 67-year-old has been described as a bishop in the style of Pope Francis. Known for his missionary spirit and as a man of prayer, he has the ability to remain calm in the midst of any storm.
Vatican suspends outside audit while reviewing contract
A Vatican spokesman shot down rumors that stoppage of the audit of church finances indicated opposition to financial transparency, calling the suspension a matter of "clarification" of the contract.
Pope rails against clericalism, says pastors must ‘serve, not use’ laypeople
In a new letter, Pope Francis described the role of the laity and how priests should not "tell the layperson what to do and say, he already knows this and better than we do." He also warned of a "lay elite" of church workers.
Catholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Catholic agencies are beginning to build temporary shelters for thousands of families in Ecuador made homeless by the South American country's worst natural disaster in nearly seven decades.
South African bishop warns politicians against war rhetoric
"We have seen the evil consequences of civil war in other African countries‚ including massive loss of lives‚ a refugee crisis and irreparable damage to the economy. We do not want our nation to take such a path," Bishop Gabuza said.
U.S. teens say faith strengthened at youth celebration in Rome
"It was a different atmosphere than what I'm used to, but it's good because it shows that the beauty of the Catholic Church is there," Emily Sullivan told Catholic News Service.
Dive into world’s problems with courage, pope says
Making a surprise late afternoon visit to Rome's Villa Borghese park, the pope spoke to more than 3,000 people attending a four-day event sponsored by the Focolare Movement and Earth Day Italy.