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‘It pierced my heart like a knife,’ nun says after visit to Iraqis
Sister Marie Claude Naddaf, provincial leader of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for Lebanon and Syria, is still shaken by what she witnessed visiting Irbil, Iraq.
Couples with kids, cohabitating are among those marrying at papal Mass
Among the men and women Pope Francis was set to unite in marriage were Catholics who have been living together as well as couples who already have children.
Indian church appeals for support for relief work in flood-hit Kashmir
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India has appealed to Catholics to mobilize funds and materials to augment church relief work in northern Jammu and Kashmir state, devastated by floods.
Pope to address European Parliament Nov. 25
Pope Francis will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Nov. 25.
Pope appoints 14 couples to attend Synod of Bishops on family
More than 250 participants, including 14 married couples from around the world, were expected to attend October's extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family.
Latin American families challenged by poverty, violence, social norms
Poverty, violence and changing social norms are causing the disintegration of the family structure across Latin America, church workers in the region said in advance of the October gathering of bishops in the Vatican to discuss pressures families face.
CRS looks at Central American programs to help fight push factors
At an immigration center for receiving busloads of deportees returning to El Salvador, Catholic Relief Services' Executive Vice President Joan Rosenhauer spoke with a widowed mother of six children who was awaiting her son.
Catholics in Libya said to be ‘trapped and helpless’ in latest chaos
Catholics in Libya have been left "afraid and unprotected," local Catholic leaders said, after Islamist militants seized Tripoli and Benghazi, forcing the country's elected parliament and government to flee.
For some Iraqi Christians, returning to homeland is not an option
Uprooted from his home in Iraq by the advance of Islamic State fighters, Nouree sees no future for Christians in his country.
Pope appoints two U.S. priests to help tackle sexual abuse of minors
Pope Francis appointed two U.S. priests to top positions at the Vatican for dealing with the sexual abuse of minors.