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‘Today God has answered their prayers’: Pakistan releases Asia Bibi
Pakistani authorities freed Asia Bibi, a Catholic woman acquitted of blasphemy, and she has flown to Canada to join her family at a secret address.
Catholic minorities can still change the world, pope says at audience
Visiting the small Catholic communities in Bulgaria and North Macedonia offered an opportunity to encourage the faithful to remember God's miracle of being able to feed a multitude with just a few loaves and fishes, Pope Francis said.
Pope says study on women deacons was inconclusive
The commission Pope Francis appointed to study the history and identity of women deacons did not reach a unanimous conclusion about whether deaconesses in the early church were "ordained" or formally "blessed," the pope said.
Pope Francis called Jean Vanier to thank him before his death
The death of Vanier, whose ministry helped improve the lives of developmentally disabled people in dozens of countries, drew prayers and words of condolence from church leaders around the world.
Mexican bishops call for migrant assistance at their southern border
The Mexican bishops' conference has appealed for assistance for thousands of migrants stuck in Chiapas state as Mexican officials step up enforcement and stop issuing travel documents.
Jean Vanier, who changed lives of intellectually disabled, dies in Paris
Jean Vanier, 90, founder of L'Arche communities and co-founder of Faith and Light, died May 7. Vanier had been suffering from cancer and was assisted at a L'Arche facility in Paris.
Don’t let differences divide you, pope tells North Macedonians
Arriving in Skopje, with its skyline dotted by minarets and domes, Pope Francis told civic leaders that the country's ethnic and religious diversity is a "precious patrimony" to be appreciated and treasured.
Pope draws lessons from Mother Teresa in city of her birth
UPDATED - Pope Francis went to the tiny Balkan nation of North Macedonia to pay tribute to a tiny saint who accomplished big things: St. Teresa of Kolkata.
Church workers: Venezuelan indigenous face some of greatest hardships
These families sought refuge in Brazil nearly a year-and-a-half ago, after flooding destroyed crops in their villages near the mouth of the Orinoco River in northern Venezuela.
Aid workers struggle to reunite kids, families after Mozambique cyclones
Helping children who lost their parents when a pair of cyclones hit Mozambique is among the most difficult work in the aftermath, an aid worker said.