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Year of eating cactus fruit: Drought causes extreme hunger in Madagascar
Eating this fruit leaves crimson stains on people's faces and hands, and there is a "shame of poverty associated with these stains in Madagascar," said Nancy McNally, CRS information officer for East and Southern Africa.
Pope John Paul II High School students feed 130 families
The Thanksgiving holiday was a bit brighter after students of the Catholic high school in Royersford collected $6,000, shopped for full turkey dinners and delivered them to parishes and groups to aid the hungry.
Miami archbishop recalls Catholic persecution in Cuba, prays for peace
"The Cuban people are a noble people, but also a people who suffer," Archbishop Wenski said. "And now, on the eve of this first Sunday of Advent, to emphasize the words of Christ 'at the hour you least expect, the Son of Man will come,' we have learned that Fidel Castro has died."
Revelers in Little Havana seek new future for Cuba after Castro’s death
Though there was an undeniable sense of glee and Latin dancing in the streets, many of the revelers were quick to say they were celebrating the end of the principal symbol and founder of the Cuban communist dictatorship rather than anyone's passing away.
For Cuban exiles, painful memories mix with relief at Castro’s death
Despite the joy on the streets of Little Havana, Westchester and Hialeah, the death of Fidel Castro in 2016 means much less than it would have in 1976 or even 2006. An oppressive regime still shackles basic freedoms on the island.
Follow drug supply chains to corrupt banks, financiers, pope says
The "vast, powerful networks" behind the drug trade kill not only those who become slaves to drugs, he said, they also kill those "who want to destroy this slavery" -- such as judges or others who seek to stamp out criminal organizations.
Coordinated, creative approach needed to stem drug use, speakers say
More than 50 experts in medicine, science, the judicial system, government and social policy, and pastoral care were invited to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences to discuss innovative and effective solutions to drug use, abuse and prevention.
By plane, train and bus, Chaldean priest visits Iraqi refugees in Turkey
Being the only Chaldean Catholic priest in charge of pastoral work in Turkey, Father Adday, as he is known, has become a true itinerant priest, a road warrior who, each year, logs thousands of miles tending his flock, the community of Iraqi Christian refugees in Turkey.
Pope indicates he will travel to Ireland in 2018
After meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said the pope confirmed he will visit Ireland in 2018 and that trip organizers would look at the possibility of a stop in Northern Ireland.
Big crowd could have watched Eagles’ game, but they stood up for life instead
Some 1,300 pro-life Catholics defied conventional wisdom -- don't schedule a fundraiser while the Eagles are playing -- and packed a hotel for the annual Stand Up for Life Dinner Nov. 20 to benefit the area's largest pro-life organization.