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Bishops express unity with Israeli Christians, warn of Palestinian crisis
Bishops from North America, Europe and South Africa who joined this year's Holy Land Coordination reiterated their solidarity with all of Israel's Christians and called for their equal inclusion in Israeli society.
Pope says he’s pained by deaths in Colombia, the Mediterranean
Police said the suicide car-bomb attack left at least 20 people dead and more than 60 injured. The National Liberation Army (ELN) later claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in retaliation for the government violating a cease-fire agreement by attacking rebel camps.
Pope invites young people to join global prayer network online
The pope presented "the official platform of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network: Click To Pray," Jan. 20 after praying the Angelus with visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square.
Different nations, but one faith unites Panama’s World Youth Day pilgrims
Though it was clear that some did not speak the same language, they still stopped to shake hands, to sing, to have photos taken together, and ultimately to spontaneously dance near the Panama Canal with people they had never met but with whom they shared some of their deepest set of beliefs.
Doctrinal congregation to handle relations with traditionalist Catholics
Pope Francis has closed the pontifical commission that had been responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics attached to the pre-Vatican II Mass, transferring the commission's tasks to a special section of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Pope gives liturgical office oversight of Sistine Chapel Choir
The pope has placed the Sistine Chapel Choir under the direct supervision of the office of papal liturgical ceremonies and appointed an archbishop as financial officer.
Mexican pilgrims used bogus travel agency, will miss World Youth Day
Hundreds of Mexican pilgrims planning to attend World Youth Day in Panama have been unable to travel because the tour packages they purchased for the event appear not to exist.
Pope says it’s ‘grave sin’ to deny God has blessed other Christians
"It is easy to forget the fundamental equality existing among us: that once we were all slaves to sin, that the Lord saved us in baptism and called us his children," the pope said Jan. 18 during an ecumenical evening prayer service.
Bishop Turley, Chicago native, receives award from Peruvian bishops
Bishop Turley received the St. Toribio de Mogrovejo Medal Jan. 17 from the Peruvian bishops' conference. The award, named for the 16th-century Spanish missionary who was the second archbishop of Lima, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Bishop Turley's ordination to the priesthood.
Take charge of your roots, culture, pope tells indigenous youths
In a video message sent to the World Meeting of Indigenous Youth in Soloy, Panama, Jan. 18, the pope urged the young people to "be grateful for the history of their people," which will help them "go forward full of hope."