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Indian church leaders protest vigilante killings to protect sacred cows
The Catholic church in India criticized growing intolerance and mob violence targeting religious minorities over cow protection.
Trial begins for ex-Vatican officials accused of stealing hospital funds
Two former top Vatican hospital officials appeared before a Vatican court for a pretrial hearing on allegations of embezzlement.
Korean bishops’ head backs South Korean leader’s peace goal with North
Since taking office, President Moon Jae-in has said South Korea will take the lead in the peaceful coexistence with the North and presented principles aimed toward such a goal.
Laziness, vices prevent seeds of Gospel from taking root, pope says
God proposes -- not imposes -- his Gospel and offer of salvation, putting the responsibility of being open to and moved by his message on the listener, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal hopes church’s history of survival in Iraq will help its future
To understand the current situation in Iraq -- the evolving and complex conflicts there, and the fear and resilience of its Christians -- one has to understand its past, which is often ignored or unknown in the West, said a former papal representative to the country.
Cardinal Schonborn: Church doing best to strengthen families of all types
"Favoring the family does not mean disfavoring other forms of life -- even those living in a same-sex partnership need their families," Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna said during a visit to Ireland.
Archbishop: Brazil trying to undo protections for indigenous peoples
"In the 1980s, we helped to draft the articles in the 1988 constitution that recognize the culture of the indigenous peoples and set out protection of their lands by demarcation," said Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho. "Today, we are struggling to keep those protections in place."
After quake, some Philippine communities need to be relocated
Authorities said some 400 families in the village of Lake Danao must be moved permanently to another area. At least two villages are directly over a fault line.
Serbs, Croats conclude study of Blessed Stepinac’s life
A commission of Croatian and Serbian experts studying Blessed Alojzije Stepinac's life said they were unable to reach a conclusion on questions regarding the controversial martyr's history.
Former Vatican hospital officials indicted for illegal use of funds
Vatican magistrates have formally indicted two former officers of the Vatican's pediatric hospital on charges of illegally using funds to help finance the remodeling of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone's apartment.