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Archbishop clarifies church’s role in Catholic school teachers’ pension

"It's very important that you, in the media, are able to read, study, the (retirement) plan's statutes, which is not the archdiocese's," said the archbishop.

Young nun, postulants among hundreds of Ecuador earthquake victims

Six members of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother, including a young nun from Northern Ireland, are among the dead in the strongest earthquake to strike Ecuador since 1979.

From nightmare to dream: Syrian refugees thank pope for safety

All three families saw their homes bombarded in Syria and all three arrived in Greece from Turkey on overloaded rubber boats months ago.

People still await government housing help one year after Nepal quake

"The initial response to the quake was wonderful. The United Nations and others got aid quickly to those who needed it. But then everything slowed down," Jesuit Father Bill Robins told Catholic News Service.

Kenyan nun killed in Yemen remembered during memorial Mass

A Kenyan member of the Missionaries of Charity killed in an attack on a nursing home in Yemen was remembered during a memorial Mass as defending her Catholic faith at the time of her death.

Words and deeds can’t be separated, pope tells new priests

Celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis ordained 11 new priests; nine were ordained for the Diocese of Rome and two of the new priests -- including one born in Baghdad -- belong to the Rogationist religious order.

Pope, Orthodox leaders listen to cries of refugees, urge help

Although their speeches were punctuated with policy appeals, Pope Francis and Orthodox leaders focused their visit to the island of Lesbos on the faces, stories and drawings of refugees.

Pope ends Greece trip by bringing 12 Syrians back to Rome

Ending his brief visit with a bold gesture of mercy and prayers, Pope Francis called for Europe to welcome migrants and warned against barriers that create divisions, which "sooner or later lead to confrontations."

‘It makes you weep,’ pope says of refugees’ stories

When an aide suggested Pope Francis offer to fly some Syrian refugees back to Rome with him, the pope said he agreed immediately because it was "an inspiration of the Holy Spirit."

Trip to Greece is humanitarian, not political, Vatican spokesman says

The pope and the Orthodox leaders wanted to draw attention to "a situation in which many people are suffering" and where a "solution worthy of the human person" still must be found.