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Share hope with those seeking better lives, pope says
The same hope that moves people to seek a better life for themselves and their loved ones also moves the hearts of men and women to welcome migrants and refugees with open arms, Pope Francis said.
Respect immigrants; they aren’t the enemy, Caritas says
Politicians and community leaders must recognize the benefits of welcoming newcomers and not believe immigrants should be rejected automatically, said members of a panel launching the Caritas "Share the Journey" campaign.
Average people hold key to nuclear disarmament, Vatican official says
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said it is vital for people to learn about the issues surrounding nuclear weapons and press their governments about the threats to security such armaments pose and how their possession and upkeep redirects billions of dollars in vital funding from vital human needs.
Church launches global campaign to ‘Share the journey’ of migrants
Pope Francis announced a two-year initiative of Catholic charities around the world to promote encounters between people on the move and people living in the countries they are leaving, passing through or arriving in.
Charity is at the heart of the church, pope tells Vincentians
St. Vincent de Paul's zeal for helping the poor was the instrument God used to bring about a "burst of generosity in the church," Pope Francis said.
Cardinals lead re-consecration of Canada to Mary
To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday and to mark the 70th anniversary of its consecration to Mary, Canada's three cardinals led the nation's bishops in a ceremony Sept. 26 to re-consecrate the nation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Vatican official condemns discrimination against women
The need to recognize women as having equal worth as men and allow them to fully exercise their human rights is increasingly urgent due to the "resurgence of divisions in today's world," said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
Cardinal Ouellet denounces ‘alarmist’ interpretations of ‘Amoris Laetitia’
"Any alarmist interpretation" that says the document is "a break with tradition," or a "permissive interpretation that celebrates access to the sacraments" for the divorced and remarried is "unfaithful to the text and to the intentions of the supreme pontiff," said Cardinal Ouellet.
Holy Land Christians frustrated by lack of legal action against vandals
Even as the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land issued a statement condemning the Sept. 20 desecration and vandalism of a Catholic shrine in Israel, some people criticized the statement's "weak language" and asked, "How long will we be tolerant?"
Vatican diplomat calls on U.N. to pursue peace in world’s trouble spots
During an address to the United Nations General Assembly Sept. 25, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister, also described the right to life and freedom of religion as pillars of peace and development, allowing human rights to flow from them.