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Pope may visit Armenia in June, Vatican says
Of the country's 3 million inhabitants, the Vatican says about 280,000 are Catholic, belonging either to the Latin-rite or to the Armenian Catholic Church, an Eastern church in full communion with Rome.
Catholic aid official: Boko Haram disrupts church life in Cameroon
A Catholic aid official warned that church life faces "grave disruption" from Boko Haram in Cameroon after a local bishop confirmed the Nigeria-based group had caused a "psychosis of fear."
How to ‘green’ parishes focus of archdiocese’s ‘Laudato Si” initiative
The workshop is designed to engage members of parish and school communities around the messages of the encyclical and give them the inspiration and tools to evaluate the environmental sustainability of parish activities.
As Syria war drags on, Vatican official notes sense of helplessness
"Crimes against humanity are frequent and unpunished; intentional attacks against the civilian population are daily," said Msgr. Richard Gyhra, charge d'affaires at the Vatican's observer mission to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
Kerry says Islamic State is committing genocide against minorities
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the Islamic State had self-defined itself as genocidal because of its actions against Yezidis, Christians, Shiite Muslims and other minorities.
Father Elizondo, nationally known Notre Dame theology professor, dies
Father Virgilio Elizondo was also the founder of what is today the Mexican American Catholic College in San Antonio.
Protect needs of poor, refugees, pope tells students at model U.N.
Protecting the rights and dignity of each member of the human family is a calling "we have inside us; something we carry inside us as people," he said March 17.
The joy of hope brings light in the darkest times, pope says
"Hope is a humble virtue; that virtue which flows beneath the water of life but that keeps us from drowning in so many difficulties," the pope said.
Floods cause unprecedented damage to areas in New Orleans Archdiocese
There was absolutely no way to dam the flow before it caused unprecedented damage to St. Joseph Abbey and Seminary College and several other areas in the northernmost parts of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Bishop Rhoades disagrees with Notre Dame’s decision to honor Biden
He said Biden's stance of not opposing abortion and his support of same-sex marriage make him ineligible to receive the award.