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Catholic missionaries stay in South Sudan after attack on foreigners
"We stayed because we are committed to the ordinary people who are suffering so much," said La Sallian Christian Brother Bill Firman, director of Solidarity with South Sudan.
Bishop in southern Philippines backs military push against Abu Sayyaf
"The Abu Sayyaf is a terrorist group and it is not for dialogue," said Bishop Martin Jumoad of Isabela, in Basilan province.
Garden program source of food, comfort for refugees settling in Kentucky
The Ready to Eat Meals is the newest service offered by the program, which provides culinary skills training to refugees as well as unemployed and underemployed people.
Missionaries of Charity Fathers find forgotten corners of Tijuana
As preparations for Mother Teresa's Sept. 4 canonization continue, priests and volunteers carry out her work in Tijuana's most ragged and forgotten corners.
‘VatiLeaks’: Spanish monsignor who leaked documents begins jail time
Msgr. Lucio Vallejo Balda, secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, was found guilty July 7 of stealing and passing on documents to Italian journalists.
Turkey gives early release to man convicted of murdering priest
Oguzhan Akdin was among thousands of prisoners released early from prison in Turkey to make room for new prisoners allegedly involved in a July coup attempt.
Slain Sisters committed lives to serving poor, vulnerable people in Mississippi
Sister Paula Merrill, a member of the congregation since 1979, was found murdered Aug. 25 along with Sister Margaret Held, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee, in the home they shared in Durant, Mississippi.
Judge won’t stop Calif. assisted suicide law or suit challenging it
A group of doctors, backed by the American Academy of Medical Ethics -- also known as the Christian Medical and Dental Society -- had sued to suspend the law while their challenge proceeded.
Stop the cancer of Islamic State, urges Iraq’s Chaldean patriarch
The patriarch said it's about time "for Muslims and non-Muslim people of goodwill around the world to deal seriously (and) not superficially" with the situation, "especially, when we know that the majority of Muslims are neutral/unbiased, open-minded and willing to work hard for the benefit of their countries and their fellow citizens."
Bishops Reed, O’Connell ordained auxiliaries for Boston Archdiocese
Noting that the ordinations of Auxiliary Bishops Robert P. Reed and Mark W. O'Connell Aug. 24 were occurring during the Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis, Cardinal O'Malley said that lost sheep were Jesus' priority.