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Catholics to U.N. summit: Warmer temperatures are just part of the problem
Yeb Sano, former climate change commissioner for Philippines, is so concerned about global warming that he and other Catholic pilgrims are walking 900 miles from Rome to Paris for the U.N. climate change conference.
Pope calls for end to economic exploitation, power-hungry church
"These times of ours demand that we experience problems as challenges and not like obstacles: The Lord is active and at work in the world," he said Nov. 10 inside Florence's Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore -- the third-largest church in Europe.
Teen boys from Milwaukee advocate for immigration reform in Hill visits
Their presentations to members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation -- usually to legislative assistants -- mentioned their mothers, admiration of their parents' courage and the importance of dealing with their situations face to face, not as statistics.
Layman overseeing Vatican financial reform says new standards are working
New accounting practices and ongoing auditing are helping to assure that the Vatican's financial operations are conducted in accordance with international accounting standards, Joseph F. X. Zahra, deputy coordinator of the recently established Council for the Economy.
Restorative justice seen as an aid to victims and communities
Given the national climate about crime and law enforcement, it seems almost unthinkable that crime victims would want to meet the men and women convicted of those crimes in prison to seek some kind of healing for the pain they experienced years ago.
Syriac Orthodox patriarch calls for Middle East peace during Lebanon visit
"How can we live without seeing the presence of God in every human face?" he asked. "Why do we work to eliminate the other, rather than elevate and sublimate?"
Kenya’s bishops urge country to embrace peace, co-existence as pope’s visit nears
The call reflects the bishops' desire that the pope's visit will unite Kenyans, especially because the country is politically divided along ethnic lines.
Pope advises new bishop to have mercy, patience, short homilies
"Let your words be simple so that everyone can understand. Don't give long homilies," the pope said. "Allow me to ask you to remember your dad and how very happy he was to have found another parish in a town nearby where the Mass was celebrated without a homily!"
Church of martyrs, polarization in U.S. church seen as ‘mega trends’
Catholic journalist John L. Allen Jr., a CNN analyst and an associate editor of the Boston Globe, discussed the future of the Catholic Church -- describing what he called three "mega trends" in the church today -- during a gathering Nov. 3 in Louisville.
Wichita bishop brings formal report on war-hero priest to Vatican
A week after the 65th anniversary of Father Emil J. Kapaun's capture in North Korea, the bishop of Wichita, Kansas, formally presented a report on the Army chaplain's life, virtues and fame of holiness to the Congregation for Saints' Causes.