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Cardinal Parolin visits Russia, focuses on ecumenism and peace
Although he said planning a papal trip to Russia was not on the agenda, the Vatican secretary of state said his visit to Moscow was designed to build on the meeting Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill had in Cuba in 2016.
Cardinal says world leaders sidestepping persecution of Christians
Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien told Catholics gathered for Mass and a symposium in the Metuchen Diocese that "the enormity of today's modern Christian genocide is possibly the worst and bloodiest in church history."
Eclipse thrills, inspires viewers to admire the precision of creation
Science teacher Jane Irwin isn't often left without words, but the total solar eclipse left her in a quiet reflective mood. "Awesome. God's amazing" was the best she could muster after the sun reappeared from behind the moon after totality Aug. 21.
Dublin archbishop outlines themes to prepare for World Meeting of Families
In his homily delivered to a packed basilica at Knock Shrine in County Mayo, Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said while there is no family that is ideal, there are "families who struggle, at times heroically."
Cardinal urges Salvadorans to pray, make time for family, remember roots
During a whirlwind three-day pastoral visit to the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island, Salvadoran Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez repeatedly urged people to pray, make time for family, express love and remember their roots.
CMSM speaker: Religious brothers often overlooked in church life
The church needs to look beyond ordained clergy for leadership, said Marianist Father James Heft during an address at the annual meeting of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men in Phoenix in early August.
Chicago youth travel to Salvador, bring back ideas for dealing with gangs
The U.S. youth said that, unlike in Chicago, the young Salvadorans they met who were not involved in gangs care for one another.
Secret deal? Author hopes Vatican archives shed light on efforts to end Holocaust
Secret negotiations between Heinrich Himmler and a Swiss Catholic politician, hired by a Jewish woman and helped by an Italian papal nuncio, may have contributed to ending the mass extermination of the Jewish people, according to a Canadian researcher.
‘Blood flowing on sidewalks’: 2 Philippine prelates criticize drug war
Two prominent Philippine bishops criticized the government's war on drugs after a week in which more than 80 people were reportedly killed in stepped-up efforts to end drug use.
Pope leads prayers for an end to ‘inhuman violence’ of terrorism
Reciting the Angelus prayer at midday, the pope asked an estimated 10,000 people in St. Peter's Square to pray in silence and then to join him in reciting the Hail Mary for the victims of the attacks the previous week in Burkina Faso, Spain and Finland.