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Pope: Protecting human dignity must be government priority
Meeting with new, non-resident ambassadors to the Vatican Dec. 13, the pope noted the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and said governments must ensure the document continue to "guide the efforts of global diplomacy."
Pope heads to Balkans in May to visit Bulgaria, Macedonia
Pope Francis will make a three-day visit to Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Vatican announced.
Christmas season brings joy, stress for survivors of natural disasters
Catholic Charities licensed mental health counselors from around South Florida spent the first week of December offering therapy and faculty training to hard-hit areas of Northwest Florida following this year's unusually strong storm there.
Panel: Aim of ‘seamless garment’ to unite Catholics on all life issues
Since Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin introduced the "seamless garment" approach to life issues 35 years ago, the notion has been both divisive and formative for the church, according to speakers at a Dec. 11 panel in New York.
Big decisions, bench changes for U.S. Supreme Court this year
The Supreme Court's past year will probably be remembered more for the shakeup at the bench than for specific rulings.
Strasbourg bishop speaks of ‘lucid madness’ after terror attack
UPDATED - At noon Dec. 12, the bells of every Catholic church in Strasbourg rang for 10 minutes to honor the victims of a terror attack at a Christmas market the previous day.
With a mother’s heart, Mary raises up the abandoned, pope says at Mass
Just as she did hundreds of years ago from a small hill in Tepeyac, Mexico, Mary accompanies the downtrodden and the lowly like a mother caring for her children.
Vatican publishes schedule for papal visit to Abu Dhabi
When Pope Francis travels to the United Arab Emirates Feb. 3-5, he will meet with the international Muslim Council of Elders, participate in an interreligious meeting and celebrate Mass for the local Catholic population, the vast majority of whom are foreign workers.
Cardinal Pell found guilty of sex abuse, expected to appeal
Australian Cardinal George Pell reportedly has been found guilty on five charges related to serious sexual misconduct involving two boys at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in the 1990s.
USCCB welcomes Treasury Department guidance on ‘parking lot tax’
The USCCB also called for the full repeal of a provision in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that would tax houses of worship and other nonprofits for parking and transit benefits they provide to their employees.