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Coptic Orthodox condemn killings of Egyptians in Libya
CAIRO (CNS) -- The Coptic Orthodox Church has condemned the killing of seven Egyptian Christians in neighboring Libya. "We demand the arrest of the terrorist elements behind this painful attack," the church said in a statement Feb. 25.
Ukrainian archbishop sees lingering threat of war, but signs of hope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The three months of protests in Ukraine that ended with government snipers killing dozens of people strengthened the commitment to democracy of many Ukrainians, but also left the country vulnerable to further violence and division, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Venezuela’s Catholic leaders urge dialogue, respect for demonstrators
LIMA, Peru (CNS) -- As protests in Venezuela continued, with flare-ups of violence, the country's Catholic leaders urged dialogue and respect for the demonstrators' human rights.
Victims of war, conflict deserve mourning, not indifference, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis urged people to overcome indifference and to mourn for the innumerable victims of war and conflict around the world. He also condemned those who profit from the manufacturing of weapons and "live large," lounging in their "parlors" while children in refugee camps starve.
Appeals court denies Notre Dame injunction on HHS mandate
CHICAGO (CNS) -- The University of Notre Dame must provide free coverage of contraceptives as required by the federal health care law despite its moral objections to doing so, said a panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a Feb. 21 ruling.
In basketball championships, Neumann Goretti boys and girls win it all
The Catholic League crowned its king and queen Monday night at the Palestra as the Saints became the first school to win both the boys and girls league championships since 1968. The boys topped Roman Catholic, 53-48, and the girls beat Archbishop Wood, 55-46.
Ordination as priest for Iowa diocese brings man’s vocation full circle
DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNS) -- Chris Young will become a pioneer in the Diocese of Davenport this summer when he is ordained to the Catholic priesthood by Bishop Martin J. Amos.
Pope establishes panel, with lay members, to oversee Vatican finances
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a move reflecting both his drive to reform the Vatican bureaucracy and his oft-stated desire to include laypeople in the leadership of the church, Pope Francis established a new panel, to include almost as many lay members as clerics, to oversee the finances of the Holy See and Vatican City State.
Bishops in southern Congo denounce increasing violence, child soldiers
LUBUMBASHI, Congo (CNS) -- Bishops in southern Congo have denounced growing separatist violence in Katanga province and criticized the national government for ignoring it. "Besides grave violations of human rights, socio-political insecurity is disrupting our province's economic fabric and amplifying our people's misery," said bishops from the eight dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi.
‘Restorative justice,’ not death penalty, urged for accused bomber
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In light of the proposed death penalty for 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, "Jesus weeps ... again" at the injustice, the Conference of Major Superiors of Men said in a Feb. 19 statement.