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Vatican: Pope Benedict is frail, but his mind remains ‘perfectly lucid’
"In April, Pope Benedict XVI turns 89 years old. He is like a candle that is slowly, serenely fading, as it happens with many of us. He is calm, in peace with God, with himself and the world," Archbishop Ganswein told the Italian magazine BenEssere.
Boston U. alum murdered in Congo was martyr of truth, says Assumptionist
Father Machozi had been threatened with death because he repeatedly "denounced the suffering of the Nande population caused by the presence of different armed groups dedicated to the illegal exploitation of coltan."
Salesian priest kidnapped in Yemen believed still alive
The bishop leading the church in Yemen dismissed as false rumors that a priest kidnapped in the raid that killed four Missionaries of Charity this month was to be killed, and that he is still being held by his captors.
Pope to refugees: Despite differences, all people are God’s children
In a moving gesture of brotherhood and peace, Pope Francis washed the feet of several refugees, including Muslims, Hindus and Copts on Holy Thursday evening. Such gestures "speak louder than words," he said.
Pope tells priests to avoid worldliness, identify with excluded people
During the Chrism Mass he celebrated Holy Thursday in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Pope Francis advised priests not to be blinded by complex theology or watered-down spirituality, and to beware of worldliness in the digital age.
Youth and young adults ready for Holy Week activities
Young Catholics in groups across the archdiocese are helping parishioners mark the sacred days before Easter.
Holy Week is memorial of God’s infinite mercy, pope says at audience
The Easter Triduum is a memorial to a love story "that gives us the certainty that we will never be abandoned in life's trials," he said.
Amid prayer and fear, Muslim refugee family thanks pope for help
Likes millions of refugees around the world, Hassan packed up his family to flee violence and to try to find a safe place where his children could grow and thrive.
Pope condemns ‘cruel abominations’ of Belgium attacks
"To all, I ask that you persevere in prayer and in asking the Lord in this Holy Week to comfort the hearts of the afflicted and to convert the hearts of those people taken in by cruel fundamentalism," the pope said.
Churches say Holy Land violence must end, occupation is root cause
The church must speak out against the continuing Israeli-Palestinian violence and remind people of their responsibilities, said representatives of the Catholic ordinaries of the Holy Land.