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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.
Pope meets with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
The pope and Zuckerberg spoke about "how communications technology can be used to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of encounter and help deliver a message of hope, especially to the most disadvantaged people."
Plans, theories no good without mercy, pope tells bishops of Americas
In religious education programs, seminaries, parishes, bishops' conferences, clergy meetings "and even our way of doing theology," he said, "it is about learning to show mercy."
Catholic leaders: Pope’s call for mercy in Americas reinforces their work
Pope Francis' call for Catholics throughout the Americas "to treat one another with mercy" should reinforce the church's commitment to come together to work with the neediest.
Cardinal sees reason to hope for improved Vatican-Chinese relations
Prayer and "healthy realism" are needed to ensure progress in Vatican-Chinese relations and, particularly, in promoting a situation in which all Chinese Catholics can feel both fully Catholic and fully Chinese, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Shameful that need for clean water is not a priority, says cardinal
"It is a continuing shame," too, that people's needs "are secondary to industries which take too much and that pollute what remains," said Cardinal Peter Turkson.
Poverty solutions almost absent as a presidential campaign issue
No doubt, poverty is a tough sell in a campaign where middle class votes -- both blue collar and white collar -- are important to success come Election Day Nov. 8.