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Iraqi Christians brave heat to demand help from United Nations
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- Iraqi Christian refugees braved temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit to demand that the United Nations intervene to protect them from persecution by Islamist militants.
For some Mideast Catholics, church is anchor of hope amid violence
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) -- As the death toll in Gaza surpasses 1,000, violent demonstrations in the West Bank leave dead and wounded, and an entire Christian community is exiled from the Iraqi city of Mosul by Islamic extremists, Christians in the Holy Land find themselves facing harsh realities.
All is lost with war, especially children’s lives, future, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- It's time to stop war, fighting and conflicts, which do nothing but kill and maim, leaving children unexploded ordnance for toys and lives without happiness, Pope Francis said.
German bishops mark WWI anniversary, acknowledge churches share guilt
BERLIN (CNS) -- As the world marks the 100th anniversary of World War I, Germany's Catholic bishops urged efforts to overcome "destructive self-interest" and acknowledged the shared guilt of churches for the conflict, which left 16 million dead.
Like good shepherd, church must seek out, help abused, says survivor
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Just as Jesus commanded pastors to leave their flock to find the lost sheep, the church must set out in search of all those who have been abused by clergy and offer them help, said one abuse survivor.
The Tekakwitha Conference at 75: a look at key events in its history
FARGO, N.D. (CNS) -- Mark G. Thiel holds the key to quite a bit of knowledge on Native American Catholics.
Menna helping children to fall in love with Jesus
As the new head of the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Office of Catechetical Formation, Ann Menna works enthusiastically with parishes to find new and exciting ways to make the Catholic faith attractive to young people.
Marked by the sign of faith
Old St. Joseph’s Church will unveil a street-side Pennsylvania historical marker this week, one of a series of signs telling the long history of the Catholic presence in Philadelphia and the region.
Capital punishment: Gains being made on another pro-life issue
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- People don't seem to count gains and setbacks on the death penalty issue with quite the same intensity as they do with other issues. Even so, slowly but surely, gains are being made -- and more gains than setbacks.
Bishops: To end border crisis, address issues forcing people to flee
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- To end the U.S.-Mexico border crisis, the United States must address the flow of illegal drugs and arms and the harmful economic policies forcing children and families to leave Central America for the U.S., said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace.