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Embrace the cross, trust God will triumph, pope says on Palm Sunday
Acclaimed by the crowds and knowing he was the Messiah they sought, Jesus still chose the path of humility and self-emptying, focused only on doing God's will, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday.
As Libya fighting intensifies, Filipino workers urged to come home
More than 2,600 Filipinos work as nurses, teachers or in the oil industry in Libya, where fighting, including the shelling of residential areas near the capital, Tripoli, has escalated.
Humanity’s ancestors: Lucy, Toumai and the evolving journey of prehumans
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences held a workshop discussing the latest discoveries about humanity's earliest ancestors -- where they lived and what they may have looked like millions of years ago.
Bulgarian Orthodox: No common prayer for their clergy during papal visit
"The invitation to Pope Francis comes from the state authorities, so it is appropriate that the main events are coordinated with state institutions," the church's 15-member governing Holy Synod said in a statement.
Pope sends aid to flood victims in Iran
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development said Pope Francis was sending 100,000 euros (US$113,000), which will be distributed with the help of the Vatican nunciature in Tehran.
Vatican imposes 10-year suspension on Legionaries priest for abuse
Irish-born Legionaries Father John O'Reilly was convicted in Chile in 2014 and sentenced to four years of "supervised liberty." When the four years was up in December, he was told to leave the country or face deportation. He moved to Rome, where he still lives, according to the Legionaries.
Pope: In a divided world, Christians must treat all as brothers, sisters
Treating all other people as brothers and sisters "is not fashionable now," Pope Francis said, but it is a clear "calling card" of a Christian.
Catholic leaders condemn bulldozing of crosses at site of executions
The Belarusian Forestry Ministry said the crosses had been "illegally installed" on territory controlled by the State Forestry Fund, and the area needed "beautification works."
At retreat for South Sudan leaders, pope literally begs for peace
At the end of a highly unusual spiritual retreat for the political leaders of warring factions, Pope Francis knelt at the feet of the leaders of South Sudan, begging them to give peace a chance and to be worthy "fathers of the nation."
Philippine Catholic groups criticize Canadian agency for ‘opaque’ review
In a letter addressed to the Canadian bishops and the leaders of their Caritas affiliate, prominent leaders of the Catholic Church in the Philippines criticized a moratorium on at least four Philippine associations suspected of "violating the social teachings of the church."