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Crisis of trust in Nicaragua ‘an omnipresent virus,’ nation’s bishops say
Independence Day, Sept. 15, came as many Nicaraguans opposing tyrannical rule continue to be cowed into silence, and the Catholic Church, which has lent spiritual support to protesters, suffers state-sponsored harassment.
Abuse crisis, leadership failure seen having impact on church giving
A Villanova University director and numerous lay Catholic experts and bishops identified soaring costs and reduced giving by Catholic faithful because of the clergy sexual abuse crisis and responses to it.
At Polish cross festival, Catholics atone for abuse scandals, vandalism
"The vision of Christ's suffering can transform human hearts, spurring recognition of sins and a request for forgiveness," said Bishop Wieslaw Mering of Wloclawek.
Canadian cardinal-designate spent decades working with poor, marginalized
In working among the world's poor for many decades, Canadian Cardinal-designate Michael Czerny was one of several Jesuits who volunteered to replace those murdered in 1989 in San Salvador, El Salvador, during the Central American country's civil war.
Life without parole is not a solution to crime, pope says
Sentencing someone to life in prison without the possibility of parole is "not the solution to problems, but a problem to solve," Pope Francis told Italian prison guards, prison chaplains and officials from the Ministry of Justice.
Papal commission for protection of minors meets again in Rome
Members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors meeting in Rome said there was a continued need to make safeguarding consistently part of the life of the church around the world.
God conquers evil with love, forgiveness of sins, pope says at Angelus
God forgives sins so that joy, not sadness, can flourish once again in one's heart, Pope Francis said.
Panelists examine ‘human costs, moral implications’ of migration
Facing the challenge of the migration crisis will require actions taken up in solidarity with the more than 70 million migrants across the globe, said a speaker at a recent dialogue on immigration.
Remember your politicians in prayer, pope says
While it seems people prefer to insult their leaders, Pope Francis said he thought it would be a wonderful thing if politicians prayed for the people they govern and people prayed for those in authority.
Peace comes from prayer, not building walls, pope says
Offering his message for an annual interreligious peace meeting, Pope Francis urged prayers for peace, which is "the gift of God" that has been "squandered with new wars" and with "new walls and new barriers."