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Bishops urge Trump to honor Paris climate pact to protect the planet
The United States has an obligation to honor the Paris climate agreement to protect "our people and our planet" and "mitigate the worst impacts of climate change," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace.
Church leaders keep asking for compassion toward immigrants
At the national and local level, church leaders have been trying to comfort immigrant Catholic communities, while at the same time responding to criticism from other Catholics about their outreach to immigrants.
Ecumenical leaders call for context, nuance in Catholic-Lutheran dialogue
Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, renowned for his ecumenical efforts, addressed a Washington gathering of Catholic and Lutheran leaders striving for unity.
Theologians ask if Luther split needed to be a ‘church-dividing’ event
That is the question some theologians and historians are asking in 2017, the 500th anniversary of Luther's posting of his 95 theses on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany.
Restorers unveil frescoed chambers in the Catacombs of St. Domitilla
The Catacombs of St. Domitilla are believed to be the world's oldest existing Christian cemetery and are among the largest in Italy with a total of some 150,000 burial spots.
Pope will not make South Sudan visit this year, spokesman says
With the civil war worsening and famine spreading, Pope Francis already in March had expressed doubts about the possibility of making the trip.
Bishops in southern Mexico face threats from organized criminal groups
The bishops serve a region rife with drug cartel activities and parishes located in impoverished indigenous communities where people eke out existences by cultivating opium poppies.
Christians share hope, not ‘vinegar of bitterness,’ pope says
Christians are called to be "sowers of hope," consoling and defending the poor and anyone in need, Pope Francis said.
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83
With a tweet, the president of Panama announced the May 29 death of Manuel Noriega, a former U.S. ally who later became an enemy and dictator of the Central American nation.
Historic Arizona chapel built by artist DeGrazia damaged in fire
The chapel was built by Ted DeGrazia in 1952 in honor of Jesuit missionary Father Eusebio Kino and dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.