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Christians concerned with Israeli restrictions for Holy Week, Easter
Israeli restrictions on reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulcher for Holy Week and Easter are part of the current Israeli government's policy of making Jerusalem an exclusively Jewish city.
Don’t let the devil divide us, pope tells Neocatechumenal Way
The church is holy, but the devil loves to tempt its human members to be proud and judgmental, which sows division, Pope Francis told members of the Neocatechumenal Way.
Pope may visit Armenia in June, Vatican says
Of the country's 3 million inhabitants, the Vatican says about 280,000 are Catholic, belonging either to the Latin-rite or to the Armenian Catholic Church, an Eastern church in full communion with Rome.
Catholic aid official: Boko Haram disrupts church life in Cameroon
A Catholic aid official warned that church life faces "grave disruption" from Boko Haram in Cameroon after a local bishop confirmed the Nigeria-based group had caused a "psychosis of fear."
As Syria war drags on, Vatican official notes sense of helplessness
"Crimes against humanity are frequent and unpunished; intentional attacks against the civilian population are daily," said Msgr. Richard Gyhra, charge d'affaires at the Vatican's observer mission to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
Protect needs of poor, refugees, pope tells students at model U.N.
Protecting the rights and dignity of each member of the human family is a calling "we have inside us; something we carry inside us as people," he said March 17.
The joy of hope brings light in the darkest times, pope says
"Hope is a humble virtue; that virtue which flows beneath the water of life but that keeps us from drowning in so many difficulties," the pope said.
Pope Benedict: Yearning for mercy is sign of longing for God’s love
Although he lives a relatively hidden life in a villa in the Vatican Gardens, retired Pope Benedict XVI continues to study modern theological questions and, occasionally, to comment on them publicly.
Philippine churches hope training gives momentum to ‘climate warriors’
The seminar by former Vice President Al Gore's Climate Reality Project was designed to support participants in their talks with lawmakers as they communicate the urgency of climate change.
Pope Francis to make debut on Instagram, Vatican official says
Msgr. Dario Vigano, prefect of the Secretariat for Communications, said the pope's new account "Franciscus," will go online March 19 and offer another side of his pontificate through photos.