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Nairobi Catholics deliver aid to citizens in drought areas
The convoy, carrying 80 tons of food and supplies valued at nearly $78,000, included items donated by parishes in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, following an appeal by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops in February.
Church leaders: Restoration on Jesus’ tomb signals new cooperation
The 200-year-old structure was rehabilitated for the first time after Israeli authorities deemed it unsafe and leaders from the three churches that share custody of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher came to an agreement for the work to proceed.
World needs those who can bring God’s hope, consolation, pope says
Christian hope is built on patiently enduring everything life brings and knowing how to see God's presence and love everywhere, Pope Francis said.
At 50, ‘Populorum Progressio’ takes on new life through Pope Francis
Blessed Paul VI's 1967 encyclical "Populorum Progressio" ("The Progress of Peoples") focused on the problem of international development and the gap between the rich and poor.
Encyclical’s influence on church’s social action work continues
Blessed Paul VI's 1967 encyclical "Populorum Progressio" rooted the Catholic Church in solidarity with the world's poorest nations.
Famine, worsened by war, threatens South Sudanese, official says
Catholic agencies including CRS are addressing famine South Sudan where some 5 million people are on the brink of starvation. Four years of violence, displacement, climate change and economic collapse are blamed.
Church experience more than just a cut-and-run flash mob, pope says
Young men and women can live a true experience of the church by joining together and reconnecting with the past, Pope Francis told Catholic young people.
Northern Ireland political leader Martin McGuinness dies at 66
Martin McGuinness, 66, who went from being a paramilitary leader to laying the foundations for peace in Northern Ireland, died March 21.
Good Friday collection supports church in the Holy Land
The global Holy Land Collection is taken up in most dioceses around the world on Good Friday, which is April 14 this year.
Vatican releases pope’s schedule for Fatima visit
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, Pope Francis will lead the evening recitation of rosary and celebrate Mass on the anniversary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima when he visits Portugal May 12-13.