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Health care is not a business, but a service to life, pope says
"If there is a sector in which the 'throwaway culture' demonstrates its most painful consequences, it is the health-care sector," the pope told patients, medical professionals, pastors and volunteers.
Russia’s Catholics ponder ‘historic lessons’ on revolution anniversary
As preparations get underway for this year's 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the country's small Catholic Church is keeping a low profile.
Don’t dialogue with the devil, pope says at Mass
Satan is a liar and a cheat who promises people everything then leaves them with nothing, Pope Francis said at his early morning Mass.
Catholics, Protestants release Bible translations in joint service
Five centuries after the start of the Protestant Reformation, leaders of the Catholic and Lutheran churches came together in a demonstration of unity to release new Bible translations.
Faith, love and flexibility: Longtime married couples share all three
A common faith, thinking as a team, being flexible and arguing candidly but respectfully describe some of the keys to a strong marriage for Claude and Yvette Arrington, named Oregon's longest married couple by Worldwide Marriage Encounter.
Catholic prelature in Jerusalem warns of ‘serious consequences’ on settlements
The Latin Patriarchate condemned a new law that allows the Israeli government to seize private Palestinian lands where unauthorized Israeli settlements have been built, saying it eliminates hopes for peace.
Hong Kong cardinal: Consensus on bishops helps solve other issues in China
The Vatican and China, which severed diplomatic ties in 1951, have had on-again, off-again talks since the 1980s. Under Pope Francis, the two restarted a formal dialogue in 2014.
Refugee, health care issues come to fore during social ministry webinar
If the people aren't going to a Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington this year, then the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering is going to the people.
World needs women, not for what they do, but who they are, pope says
The exploitation of any person is a crime, but the exploitation of a woman "destroys harmony" in the world, Pope Francis said.
Catholic legal staff, priest visit Haitian detainees in Colorado, Arizona
Many Haitians are placed in temporary detention centers throughout the country, while appealing for asylum in the United States often in places lacking any Creole-speaking detention and legal staff.