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Six students charged with sexual assault at iconic Canadian high school
The accused are 14- and 15-year-old students of St. Michael's College School in midtown Toronto. Five of the accused turned themselves into police early Nov. 19 and a sixth was arrested on his way to school.
Berlin Archdiocese hosts banquet for the poor
In honor of World Day of the Poor, Archbishop Heiner Koch opened the doors of the cathedral on Sunday at noon to an estimated 300 guests and 140 helpers from local parishes, including needy, ill, elderly and homeless people.
Simple Christians: Ordinary Trappist martyrs gave extraordinary witness
Seven Trappist monks of the monastery were murdered in 1996 by the members of the Armed Islamic Group. They will be beatified Dec. 8 in Oran, Algeria.
Bishops in Sudan, South Sudan tell citizens only they can build peace
"You have a vital role to work for peace in the way you think, talk and act. We appeal to you to tune down your unhelpful rhetoric on social media," which sometimes includes "insults and incitement of hatred," the bishops said.
Cardinal makes ‘urgent call’ to combat antibiotic overuse, misuse
World Antibiotics Awareness Week, which took place Nov. 12-18 this year, aims to "increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policymakers to avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.
Pope changes date of World Day of Migrants and Refugees to September
While the 2018 World Day of Migrants and Refugees was celebrated Jan. 14, in 2019 it will be celebrated Sept. 29, also the feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.
‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture finds home outside Rio de Janeiro’s cathedral
Cardinal Orani Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro blessed the sculpture "Homeless Jesus" Nov. 18, ending a weeklong series of events by Brazil's Catholic Church to celebrate World Day of the Poor.
More than 40 killed, hundreds displaced as cyclone hits southern India
More than 122,000 people have been evacuated and are in 351 relief camps, while rescue teams are helping others in villages, cut off by the storm.
Lebanon’s Catholic leaders appeal for Middle East peace
Lebanon's Catholic religious leaders appealed to the international community to stop the wars in the Middle East and to bring about a comprehensive and just peace.
Vatican opens doors to Russian ‘spiritual’ masterpieces for winter show
In another example of the "diplomacy of art," the Vatican inaugurated a landmark exhibit of "spiritual" masterpieces from Moscow's famed Tretyakov Gallery and other state galleries in Russia.