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Pope nominates presidents-delegate for upcoming Synod of Bishops
As his delegates to preside over sessions of the Synod of Bishops in October, Pope Francis has chosen four cardinals from countries where young people are facing special challenges.
A good Christian shares the Gospel, pope says
All Christians are called to be missionaries, concerned more with sharing the Gospel than with earning money or even with being successful at winning converts, Pope Francis said.
Seeking to support abbey, English monks brew ale — ‘seriously nice’
Cistercian monks have opened the first Trappist brewery in England and are selling thousands of bottles of beer every day.
Indian officials seek to freeze bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity
Indian officials are seeking to freeze bank accounts of the Missionaries of Charity following the arrest of a nun on child trafficking charges in Jharkhand state.
Charities’ CEO visits border, hears immigrants’ stories of fleeing danger
Sister Donna Markham, who recently completed a tour of a detention facility for children in McAllen, Texas, said she wanted to visit Nogales to get the whole story behind the current public debate over immigration.
Letters urge Catholic officials to remove Indian bishop accused of rape
The unidentified nun, a member of the Missionaries of Jesus, complained to police June 29 of being raped in May 2014 and then sexually abused multiple times over the following two years by Bishop Franco Mulakkal.
Ex-chancellor of Santiago archdiocese arrested on abuse charges
Chilean prosecutor Emiliano Arias told journalists that authorities arrested Father Oscar Munoz Toledo, the former chancellor, July 12 following allegations that he abused seven minors in Santiago and Rancagua since 2002.
After World War I, church changed mission approach, cardinal says
Pope Benedict XV "was prompt in indicating how the missionary world must change paths, abandoning the colonial ideology and promoting autonomy, independence and ecclesial self-governance in all the areas outside Europe'"
Preparations begin for Father Arrupe’s sainthood cause, postulator says
The general postulator of the Society of Jesus said he has begun compiling all of the writings of Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe and seeking eyewitnesses who can attest to the holiness of order's late superior general.
Peru’s bishops support proposed overhaul of judicial system
Peru's bishops expressed support for an overhaul of the country's judicial system after phone-tap recordings revealing influence peddling and corruption became public.