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For Easter, pope sends assistance to displaced in Iraq, Nigeria
Although not specifying the amount, the Vatican press office said March 27 that the pope was sending aid money to people seeking shelter in Iraq's Kurdistan region and to the Nigerian bishops' conference to assist families in the northern part of the country where the terrorist group Boko Haram has been on a rampage.
Cardinal says bishops’ conferences cannot go it alone on doctrine
Cardinal Gerhard Muller said that while bishops' conferences have authority on some matters, "they don't constitute a magisterium within the magisterium, independently of the pope and out of communion with other bishops."
Pope joins homeless people for private tour of Sistine Chapel
While enjoying a private visit to the Sistine Chapel, a group of VIP guests -- homeless people who live around the Vatican -- were surprised by a visit from Pope Francis.
Aid groups stretched to help 120,000 displaced in southern Philippines
Catholic relief workers and religious communities are aiding thousands of people displaced by military maneuvers designed to root out a Muslim rebel faction on Mindanao.
Public TV stations to air concert celebrating canonization of two popes
A concert conducted last May in Washington by noted conductor Sir Gilbert Levine to celebrate the canonizations of St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II will air on public television stations in Washington, New York, Chicago and other cities around the country in time for Easter.
Laicized Polish priest gets seven years in jail for child sexual abuse
The Polish bishops' conference defended its handling of sexual abuse by clergy after a former priest was jailed in connection with the case of Jozef Wesolowski, the laicized former nuncio to the Dominican Republic.
Brother of slain aid worker talks with pope about dialogue, respect
After Pope Francis encouraged him and pledged his prayers, Michael Haines was able to tell the pope about his work to promote interreligious dialogue and mutual respect, particularly between Christians and Muslims.
Richard III, Catholic king of England, reburied at Leicester Cathedral
King Richard III -- the last monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty and the last English king to die in battle -- was originally buried by Franciscan friars in Leicester, a city in the Midlands, after he was slain at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
Joy comes from faith, not doctrine, pope says
"It's sad to be a believer without joy and there is no joy when there is no faith, when there is no hope, when there is no law, but only rules and cold doctrine," he said at the Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae March 26.
U.S. priest discusses his journey from movie sets to Vatican work
On a movie set in Hollywood, Scott Borgman was hooking a camera to the bottom of a vintage car when he told a fellow key-grip about his decision to go to France and enter the seminary.