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Church workers in contested Sudanese border region launch peace efforts
Catholic workers in the contested region of Abyei say the world has lost interest in the unresolved border feud between Sudan and South Sudan, so they are launching new efforts to make peace between the two ethnic groups that claim the isolated region.
Vatican, Christian groups vow to fight human trafficking
Christian churches can and must work together to educate their members about the reality of human trafficking and to provide assistance to victims of trafficking, said Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, president of the pontifical council assisting migrants.
Stability in Middle East must include Israel, Palestine, cardinal says
Peace in the Middle East will need an abundant flow of mercy, without which pockets of "power gone mad," such as Islamic State, "will multiply," warned Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches.
Rain, rubble: With no help in sight, Nepalese try to salvage possessions
Five days after a powerful earthquake sowed death and devastation in Nepal, victims could be seen trying to salvage possessions from mountains of rubble in the suburbs of Kathmandu.
Irish priest in Nepal says trekking group ‘lucky to be alive’
Father Tom Dalton, a priest of the Ferns Diocese, had just arrived in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, with a group of 11 other Irish people on a trekking expedition, when the magnitude-7.8 quake struck.
Pope says ‘scandal’ of inequality, fear of marriage must be addressed
Two millennia after the "Gospel of the family" defeated an abusive social practice that humiliated women, the "radical equality" of spouses in Christian marriage must now bear "new fruit" in society, including "the right to equal pay for equal work," said Pope Francis.
Lebanese cardinal to UNESCO: Christian exodus weakens moderate Islam
Speaking at UNESCO in Paris April 25, the cardinal, who is patriarch of Maronite Catholics, said Christians were "irreplaceable peacemakers" and, without them, "Islam will fall into the hands of fundamentalists." He called on Europe and the international community "to ensure that Christians remain in their countries."
U.N. head looks to religions for ‘moral leadership’ on climate change
To have development without destruction and "to transform our economies, however, we must first transform our thinking, and our values. In this, the world's religions can provide valuable leadership," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told religious leaders, scientists and scholars.
Inclement weather, logistical issues delay aid for Nepal quake victims
"The logistical problems are enormous and sadly, relief is being delayed," Father Pius Perumana, director of Caritas Nepal, told Catholic News Service April 28
High-level tweeting: Study confirms pope’s Twitter influence
According to "Twiplomacy," a study of the Twitter accounts of world leaders and their retweet rates, U.S. President Barack Obama has the most Twitter followers, but Pope Francis' @Pontifex is the most influential Twitter account -- his average "retweet" and "favorite" rate is more than eight times higher than Obama's.