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Vatican makes archives detailing aid to Jews available online
Nearly 40,000 digital files of requests for aid from Jewish people persecuted by Nazis will now be widely accessible to the public.
Pope: Catholic, Oriental Orthodox should look at more sacramental sharing
Pope Francis said June 23 dialogue over the decades has deepened "pastoral ecumenism" that "with the help of God, can mark a new step forward toward full communion."
Two Jesuits murdered defending person in Mexican parish
Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were shot dead June 20 in Chihuahua state as they provided refuge to an individual fleeing a gunman.
Pope offers prayers for victims of earthquake in Afghanistan
Following the June 22 disaster that has so far claimed 1,000 lives, Pope Francis prayed "the suffering of the dear Afghan people can be alleviated."
U.S. Maronite bishop: ‘I’ve never seen Lebanon like this before’
With nearly 90% of that nation's population now living in poverty, "we need to save the Lebanese people," said Bishop A. Elias Zaidan in a June 21 interview.
Ukrainian Catholic University sets up scholarship for alum killed in war
Artemiy Dymyd, killed by mortar fire near Donetsk June 18, had worked to defend Ukrainian sovereignty since 2014, and will be remembered as a "hero who does not die."
Murdered Nigerians found suffering at foot of cross, bishop says at funeral
Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo said a Pentecost Sunday church massacre that claimed more than 50 victims was "not an isolated case," and criticized Nigerian government officials for inaction amid rising violence.
Pope urges Buddhists, Christians to tackle threats to planet
"The cry of a wounded humanity and a broken earth" are reason for people of different faiths to work together, Pope Francis said. "The Buddha and Jesus understood the need to overcome the egoism that gives rise to conflict and violence."
Belgian bishop asks pope not to make him a cardinal
Retired Bishop Lucas Van Looy will not become a cardinal after survivors of clergy sexual abuse criticized his nomination. A bishops' statement cited criticism that he "had not always reacted vigorously enough" to allegations of abuse.
European court ruling blocks U.K. deportations to Rwanda
Jesuit Refugee Service in London working with Britain's illegal immigrants said a June 14 court ruling blocking their deportation to Rwanda was a "small victory." Some 11,000 immigrants have entered Britain illegally this year.