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Pope establishes new office for promoting integral human development
To promote Catholic social teaching and ensure appropriate assistance to vulnerable people Pope Francis has established a new office combing the responsibilities of four pontifical councils.
Catholic missionaries stay in South Sudan after attack on foreigners
"We stayed because we are committed to the ordinary people who are suffering so much," said La Sallian Christian Brother Bill Firman, director of Solidarity with South Sudan.
Bishop in southern Philippines backs military push against Abu Sayyaf
"The Abu Sayyaf is a terrorist group and it is not for dialogue," said Bishop Martin Jumoad of Isabela, in Basilan province.
Garden program source of food, comfort for refugees settling in Kentucky
The Ready to Eat Meals is the newest service offered by the program, which provides culinary skills training to refugees as well as unemployed and underemployed people.
Missionaries of Charity Fathers find forgotten corners of Tijuana
As preparations for Mother Teresa's Sept. 4 canonization continue, priests and volunteers carry out her work in Tijuana's most ragged and forgotten corners.
‘VatiLeaks’: Spanish monsignor who leaked documents begins jail time
Msgr. Lucio Vallejo Balda, secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, was found guilty July 7 of stealing and passing on documents to Italian journalists.
Turkey gives early release to man convicted of murdering priest
Oguzhan Akdin was among thousands of prisoners released early from prison in Turkey to make room for new prisoners allegedly involved in a July coup attempt.
Stop the cancer of Islamic State, urges Iraq’s Chaldean patriarch
The patriarch said it's about time "for Muslims and non-Muslim people of goodwill around the world to deal seriously (and) not superficially" with the situation, "especially, when we know that the majority of Muslims are neutral/unbiased, open-minded and willing to work hard for the benefit of their countries and their fellow citizens."
Pope meets with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
The pope and Zuckerberg spoke about "how communications technology can be used to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of encounter and help deliver a message of hope, especially to the most disadvantaged people."
Plans, theories no good without mercy, pope tells bishops of Americas
In religious education programs, seminaries, parishes, bishops' conferences, clergy meetings "and even our way of doing theology," he said, "it is about learning to show mercy."