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Amid crisis, Guatemalan bishops seek overhaul of country’s electoral law
In a June 3 letter, the bishops' conference said it supported protesters who have held demonstrations across the country during the past month, demanding Perez, a former military general elected in 2011, step down.
Canadian commission: Reconciliation with aboriginals to take ‘hard work’
In a 382-page report with 94 recommendations, the commission called for changes at all levels of society and government and said "Canadians must make a firm and lasting commitment to reconciliation to ensure that Canada is a country where our children and grandchildren can thrive."
French Catholics want countries to quit buying oil from Islamic State
"Our brothers and sisters are being massacred, women and children taken into slavery -- and while Christians are suffering most, so are Muslims and other minorities," said Joseph Thouvenel, vice president of the French Confederation of Christian Workers.
Francis effect: An ease in relations between Bolivian church, government
In October 2014, Bolivian President Evo Morales traveled to the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Popular Movements, an international gathering of grass-roots activists. On the trip, he met informally with Pope Francis for the second time -- an encounter observers back in Bolivia saw as significant given the sour state of church-state relations since he became president in 2006.
Pope helps homeless, poor in Rome make pilgrimage to Shroud of Turin
With financial assistance from Pope Francis, a Rome parish led 50 homeless and poor people on a pilgrimage to see the Shroud of Turin June 4 and has provided the money needed for another Rome parish to do the same a week later.
Quakes strengthen doctor’s resolve to continue mission work in Nepal
All the deaths and all the devastation that happened within seconds could have rocked the foundation of faith and resolve that Dr. Christine Groves had built in her 34 years of life.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
‘Victory’ app helps young people defeat porn addiction
Matt Fradd, who has dedicated his life to fighting pornography, developed a calendar app in which users can mark the days they were victorious over porn.
6,000 volunteers ready to lend many hands this September
Already well over halfway to the goal of 10,000 volunteers for the World Meeting of Families and papal visit to Philadelphia, the helpers can select the roles for which they are best suited to volunteer.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”