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House passes measure to provide humanitarian aid to genocide victims
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a measure late Nov. 27 to provide humanitarian relief to genocide victims in Iraq and Syria and to hold Islamic State perpetrators accountable.
Catholics in region devastated by Boko Haram have ‘unshakable faith’
Bishop Oliver D. Doeme of Maiduguri, Nigeria, was appointed to the diocese in 2009, the same year the insurgency group Boko Haram began its onslaught of bombings, assassinations and abductions in an attempt to create an Islamic state.
Central African Republic bishops call for boycott after camp massacre
The bishops' call in late November came after two priests and at least 60 civilians were killed Nov. 15 in an attack on displaced people who had camped near the Catholic cathedral in the southern town of Alindao.
Atlanta archbishop to present lecture on the sin of racism
Archbishop Wilton Gregory will speak at a Dec. 6 event hosted by St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, as part of a U.S. bishops' initiative to combat prejudice through "a genuine conversion of heart."
Christmas gifts nuns bought for workers at care facility allegedly stolen
Apparent good Samaritans turned out to be nothing of the sort after allegedly stealing Christmas presents from two Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Costco in Columbia near Baltimore Nov. 26.
As caravan concerns rise, bishops urge respect, compassion for migrants
Laredo's Bishop James A. Tamayo is calling church leaders and lay faithful to "extend the compassion of Christ" to those who come to Catholic churches in need.
Cardinal: No one has right to demand a pope’s resignation
People can disagree about problems and the best ways to resolve them, but no one should launch a formal accusation against a pope much less ask for his resignation, German Cardinal Gerhard Muller said.
U.N. migration pact seeks to promote dialogue, Vatican official says
A Vatican official said an intergovernmental pact can help countries address the current migration crisis through dialogue and concrete solutions rather than confrontation and fear.
In dispute with Catholic leaders, Duterte tells Filipinos to quit church
"You don't have to go to church to pay for these idiots," said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte referring to bishops who have condemned the wave of drug-related killings in the country.
Retired pope corrects ‘false insinuation’ by German theologian
Retired Pope Benedict XVI sent a letter correcting a German theologian who implied that the former pontiff encouraged the evangelization of the Jewish people as a mission.