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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.
Awaiting ecology encyclical, Catholic groups prepare for pope’s message
Few papal encyclicals have been as eagerly awaited as Pope Francis' upcoming statement on the environment.
Church leaders have long called on humanity to protect creation
Popes and bishops individually and collectively under the banner of their respective national conferences have long connected tenets of the Catholic faith with the importance of caring for and respecting the environment.