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Belgian bishop: Ruling against archbishop could spur claims for damages
A Belgian bishop said the president of the bishops' conference urged Catholics to respect a court judgment against him for failing to act on allegations of abuse.
Church workers in contested Sudanese border region launch peace efforts
Catholic workers in the contested region of Abyei say the world has lost interest in the unresolved border feud between Sudan and South Sudan, so they are launching new efforts to make peace between the two ethnic groups that claim the isolated region.
Rabbi receives papal knighthood honor in New York ceremony
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, senior rabbi of Park East Synagogue in Manhattan and founder of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, was conferred as a papal knight of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Sylvester Pope and Martyr.
Vatican, Christian groups vow to fight human trafficking
Christian churches can and must work together to educate their members about the reality of human trafficking and to provide assistance to victims of trafficking, said Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, president of the pontifical council assisting migrants.
Stability in Middle East must include Israel, Palestine, cardinal says
Peace in the Middle East will need an abundant flow of mercy, without which pockets of "power gone mad," such as Islamic State, "will multiply," warned Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches.
Vatican’s moral opposition to nuclear weapons aired on Capitol Hill
Money spent on building, maintaining and upgrading nuclear weapon systems would go a long way to making the world more peaceful if the funds were used to better the lives of people around the world, Archbishop Bernardito Auza told the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations April 28.
Notre Dame awards Knights of Columbus Evangelium Vitae Medal
The Knights were acknowledged for contributing tens of millions of dollars and volunteer hours to worthy causes and ongoing support for various pro-life initiatives.
Sister Mary Ann Walsh, woman of faith, writer, spokeswoman, dies at 68
Mercy Sister Mary Ann Walsh, who went from hometown schoolteacher to Vatican correspondent, lived out her drive to be a writer even in her last days. She died April 28 in her hometown of Albany, New York, after a battle with cancer.
Rain, rubble: With no help in sight, Nepalese try to salvage possessions
Five days after a powerful earthquake sowed death and devastation in Nepal, victims could be seen trying to salvage possessions from mountains of rubble in the suburbs of Kathmandu.
Irish priest in Nepal says trekking group ‘lucky to be alive’
Father Tom Dalton, a priest of the Ferns Diocese, had just arrived in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, with a group of 11 other Irish people on a trekking expedition, when the magnitude-7.8 quake struck.