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Catholic charities want people to hear migrants’ stories
In late September, Pope Francis will launch the "Share the Journey" campaign, a two-year program of Caritas Internationalis to promote encounters between people on the move and people living in the countries they are leaving, passing through or arriving in.
Russia, West must settle differences to achieve peace, cardinal says
Efforts to reach mutual understanding and discovering solutions to various world crises should "be placed above any national or, in any case, partisan interest," said the Vatican secretary of state.
Now Hiring: Vatican ambassador is unique in U.S. diplomatic corps
The Holy See is more than just an independent sovereign state: It's also the home of the pope and a font of moral-ethical responses to world affairs coming from the Roman Curia. For that reason, ambassadors here have a unique mission before them.
Getting a health care bill through Congress fraught with difficulties
When the vice president has to cast a vote to break a tie in the Senate on whether to debate U.S. health care policy it is obvious that passing legislation to repeal, and/or replace, and/or reform the Affordable Care Act is going to be a heavy lift in Congress.
In Tanzania, young people learn about selves as they help elderly
In helping abandoned elderly people in Tanzanian villages, young people have learned to care for themselves, too, said a nun who oversees the project that she began with Catholic friends in the U.S.
At WYD Unite event, young adults urged to recognize, share God’s love
More than 1,300 young adults from across the country gathered at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington July 22 for World Youth Day Unite, an event designed to bring together young people to celebrate their faith in years when the global World Youth Day does not take place.
Canada’s Jesuits, indigenous hope canoe trip can foster reconciliation
The path to reconciliation between Canada and its First Nations' people will ultimately be a long journey, but the road to healing a schism developed over 400 years needs to start somewhere.
French priest’s martyrdom a life-changing event, archbishop says
The martyrdom of a French priest killed a year ago while celebrating Mass was an event that "has transformed me as a bishop," Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen said.
Theologians in Italy studying development of ‘Humanae Vitae’
Four theologians specializing in marriage and family life are studying Vatican archival material with a view of telling the whole story of how and why Blessed Paul VI wrote his encyclical "Humanae Vitae" on married love.
U.S. bishop urges Senate to remedy health care after vote to proceed
UPDATED - After the Senate voted July 25 to proceed with the health care debate, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, urged senators of both parties to "work together to advance changes that serve the common good."