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Church becomes improvised morgue as Bolivian violence continues
Protesters started to bring corpses into a small church late Nov. 19 following intense clashes between Bolivia's military and supporters of former President Evo Morales at a nearby gasoline depot.
Mission is seeking family members you don’t know yet, pope tells Thais
Missionaries are not mercenaries, but beggars who recognize that some brothers and sisters are missing from the community and long to hear the good news of salvation, Pope Francis told the Catholics of Thailand.
Response to migration is sign of character, pope says in Thailand
Pope Francis thanked the government and people of Thailand for the way they've welcomed migrants and refugees, but he urged greater efforts to protect migrants and poor Thais from human trafficking.
Do more to fight poverty, say European bishops, Caritas
The Brussels-based commission representing European Catholic bishops has urged the European Commission to do more to combat poverty, warning that one in five EU citizens now face poverty.
Unearthed church sites show local Christians as pilgrims in Holy Land
Two unearthed Byzantine church complexes shed light on the tradition of Christian pilgrimage in the Holy Land.
Bad idea to send asylum-seekers to jungle, Guatemalans say
A ministry of the Guatemalan bishops rejects talk of the U.S. and Guatemalan governments sending planeloads of asylum-seekers to a remote jungle region rife with drug cartel activities.
After U.S. reversal, Vatican reiterates two states needed in Holy Land
The U.S. will no longer recognize the illegality of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The Vatican supports Israel's right "to live in peace and security," but also supports "the same right" of the Palestinians.
Mob enters Managua cathedral, attacks hunger strikers, damages property
UPDATED - Police stood by idly as the mob moved into the cathedral, where the mothers of political prisoners were carrying out a hunger strike as part of a campaign to have their children released for Christmas.
Pope calls for action against destructive culture of food waste
A negligent and selfish culture of food waste is fueling the global hunger crisis, damaging the lives of individuals and preventing the progress of all people, Pope Francis said.
Bishops organize talks in Bolivia as protests become deadly
The aim of the talks was for both sides to hash out the conditions under which a new election can be held and give ousted President Evo Morales' party guarantees that they will be treated fairly.