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Vatican finance watchdog sees jump in red flag transactions
Although the Financial Intelligence Authority received 544 reports of "suspicious activities" in 2015 -- three times more than the previous year -- only 17 were handled by Vatican judges.
At-home progesterone test could be game-changer for NFP users
Ovulation Double Check is an at-home urine test that will detect the presence of progesterone, a hormone that indicates ovulation has taken place.
After job-swap show, Irish street cleaner pledges help to Filipinos
Mark Crosbie, a street cleaner with Dublin City Council, told how his perspective on life has changed forever since he spent a few days cleaning the streets of the Philippines' densely populated capital, Manila.
Pope advances sainthood causes of Irish Jesuit, Albanian martyrs
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of an Irish Jesuit and dedicated his life to the sick and the dying as well as the cause of 38 Albanian martyrs killed during the communist persecution of Christians.
Burundian Catholic woman honored for her work after ethnic violence
When ethnic violence erupted in Burundi, Marguerite Barankitse hid targeted families and cared for orphaned children.
True believers serve others, pope says at audience
To ignore the suffering of another person is to ignore God, Pope Francis said.
Small Wisconsin town unifies after shooting outside high school prom
Jakob Wagner, 18, shot two people outside of the Antigo High School prom late April 23 before being shot and killed by an Antigo police officer on a routine patrol of the parking lots surrounding the facility.
Mercy: Austrian bishop says ‘no’ to border fence on church property
In recent months, we've done everything to open our doors to people needing help, giving them not only a roof over their heads, but also guaranteeing them dignity with an open heart," Bishop Agidius Zsfikovics said.
U.S., Mideast Christian leaders vow to work for peace, increase advocacy
"We believe that working toward a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict would ... also promote peace in the Middle East region in general."
Philippine church officials outraged, sad over beheading of Canadian
Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim separatist group, had threatened to behead two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipina if their ransom demand of $6.4 million for each hostage was not met by an April 25 deadline.