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Lebanese cardinal: Country’s ‘political authority has murdered its people’
At the close of the Oct. 26-31 Maronite bishops synod, Cardinal Bechara Rai said Lebanon's leaders have thrust residents into "anger, despair, revolution" as economic and social crisis deepens.
Local Pakistani faithful rally for kidnapped teen, endangered Christian girls
St. William Parish will celebrate a Nov. 8 Mass for Arzoo Raja, a Pakistani Catholic teen who -- like hundreds of others -- was abducted, forced to convert to Islam and married to a middle-aged man.
Pope, Austrian church leaders urge end to hatred after Vienna attacks
Catholic leaders urged Austrian citizens to uphold key values of tolerance and respect after a terrorist attack that left at least five dead in central Vienna near the central Jewish synagogue.
Philippine churches open doors to typhoon evacuees
Churches are sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of people who fled Super Typhoon Goni. Some of the victims were buried alive by mudslides around a volcano.
Vatican’s investments now under tighter control, says bishop
A lack of oversight over the Vatican Secretariat of State's investment activities led to money-losing property deals, but a leading bishop says now "more eyeballs are looking at operations" of the secretariat.
Catholic leaders, religious groups urge unity, peace during elections
The messages focused on the need to overcome the discord and anger that has marked the current election cycle in favor of greater respect across the political divide.
U.S. among 33 nations at U.N. affirming ‘inherent’ right to life
Catholic bishops lauded the Geneva Consensus Declaration, which reaffirms the "dignity and worth of the human person" and the "sovereign right" of a nation to set laws regarding abortion.
Pope not changing church teaching on gay unions, Vatican says
The Secretariat of State insisted that when Pope Francis spoke recently about civil unions, he was not changing "the doctrine of the church," and his words were taken out of context.
As nation awaits election results, tensions and fences rise
Catholic Democratic and Republican voters expressed their preferences on the eve of the national election as workers rapidly boarded up buildings in the vicinity of the White House.
Restorative justice can address country’s racial inequities
Engaging in difficult conversations now about racial justice in the United States and training the next generation can build true community, said participants in a session run by the Catholic Mobilizing Network.