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Church will respect death sentence for ex-Egyptian president
The sentence for former President Mohammed Morsi and dozens of others won't affect Catholic-Muslim relations in Egypt, said one priest.
Pope urges prayers for China, persecuted Christians over Pentecost
The World Day of Prayer for the Church in China is observed each year on the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, May 24, which this year falls on Pentecost.
Nepal authorities try to block Missionaries of Charity delivering aid
Police escorts diverted the vehicles carrying relief material to police offices in Lalitpur District, one of the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley. The officers insisted that government permission was required for relief distribution.
Pope says parents must not exclude themselves from children’s lives
"It's time for fathers and mothers to come out of their exile -- because they have exiled themselves from their children's education -- and to fully assume again their educational role," he said.
Mother Teresa’s canonization in 2016 only hypothetical, says Vatican
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi issued a statement May 19 in response to media reports that the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, who worked among the poorest of the poor, would be canonized before the end of the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy.
Syrian nun describes bombing of family, pleads ‘Pray for Aleppo’
Sister Annie Demerjian, an Armenian Catholic member of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, described how shells fired by either Islamic State or Nusra Front rebels killed two adult sons and their mother.
Court: Belfast bakery wrong to refuse cake with same-sex marriage script
Ashers Bakery, a family-run business that employs more than 60 people, came under scrutiny by the region's Equality Commission for declining a request for a cake with an image of Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie below the motto "Support Gay Marriage."
In smuggling season, Europe struggles with migrant crisis
Warm weather on the Mediterranean Sea means human traffickers are doing a brisk business with migrants. Nine times as many people have died on the journey this year over last.
American killed in Kabul attack recalled as ‘courageous, determined’
Paula Kantor, 46, was a scientist and development specialist who spent the last 20 years of her life working to improve the lives of women and families in the poorest areas of the world through developing better sources of food.
Be joyful shepherds, trust your laity, be concrete, pope tells bishops
Bishops must have "ecclesial sensitivity," being bold in denouncing cultural trends that offend human dignity, but also trusting their lay faithful to fulfill their vocations in the world, Pope Francis said.