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At Vatican trial, official says he felt threatened to release documents
Under questioning by his co-defendants' lawyers, Spanish Msgr. Lucio Vallejo Balda cited a conversation in which a reporter told him: "I will destroy you in all the newspapers and you know that I can do it."
Closed doors, hearts cause suffering to innocent migrants, pope says
"In these cases one may ask, 'Where is God? How is it that so much suffering can come upon men, women and innocent children?'" he said at his general audience March 16.
With murders up, some Salvadorans cautious during Holy Week processions
Police in some Salvadoran cities have already begun patrolling in an effort to prevent violence during Holy Week processions.
Acapulco archbishop asks criminals for Holy Week truce
"Everyone, those that live in Guerrero (state) in Acapulco, including those causing this violence, all of us are aware of the importance that the tourist season has in Acapulco," he said.
It’s official: Mother Teresa to be canonized Sept. 4
Mother Teresa was widely known as a living saint as she ministered to the sick and the dying in some of the poorest neighborhoods in the world. Four other new saints will also be canonized this year.
‘VatiLeaks’ trial resumes at Vatican
A Spanish monsignor accused of leaking confidential Vatican documents admitted in a Vatican court that he passed along confidential information to Italian journalists.
UNICEF official warns no place is safe for Syria’s children
Nearly 7 million children in Syria live in poverty and are potential targets for recruitment by armed groups, Peter Salama, UNICEF's Mideast director, warned.
Suffering of innocent can make it difficult to trust God, pope says
The suffering of the homeless, the plight of refugees and the persecution of Christians are events that can make it difficult for Christians to have faith and trust in God, Pope Francis said.
Church must encourage couples who remain faithful, pope says
"Witnesses to marital fidelity must be encouraged and held up as examples to imitate," Pope Francis said March 12 in a meeting with participants in a course sponsored by the Roman Rota.
Pope sends condolences after attack in Ivory Coast
Al-Qaida's North African branch took credit for the March 13 attack that killed at least 16 people.