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Religious leaders want Brazilian president impeached over COVID-19
Since the beginning of the pandemic, President Jair Bolsonaro discredited scientific institutions, held back resources meant to fight the virus and mocked health recommendations, say 380 Christian leaders.
Fight against climate change can’t be done alone, cardinal says
Climate change is a global problem that requires the commitment and collective response of all humanity, said the Vatican secretary of state. "We have no alternative ... but to work together."
Green New Deals need to respect diverse cultures, Vatican official says
Nations' plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions must avoid imposing a "uniform" model that might unify the world but end up causing divisions among people, said the Vatican's foreign minister.
Corporate-sponsored cathedral soup kitchen helps Seoul’s homeless
The Seoul Archdiocese is running a soup kitchen out of a cathedral and offering hot meals three days a week, thanks to a large conglomerate that is providing 1,400 packed lunches each week.
Love is clearest sign of faith, pope says in homily for Christian unity
Abiding in God's love means nurturing one's relationship with him and with all those whom God loves, Pope Francis wrote in a homily that he did not preach because of his painful sciatica.
At Mass, Minsk archbishop hands over archdiocese to administrator
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz's resignation was accepted on his 75th birthday, 10 days after his return from forced exile over his criticism of the election of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.
English bishop joins condemnation of China’s persecution of Muslims
In addition to actions in the U.K., both outgoing and incoming U.S. secretaries of state say China is committing genocide against some 11 million Muslim Uighurs and other minorities.
Gift from the U.S. helps Christian formation in rural El Salvador
Lay ministers in a diocese far from the capital city -- parts of it only accessible by horse -- are using materials for quality spiritual formation without having to go far from home.
Installation of lectors, acolytes means more than service at Mass
Currently only men in clergy formation are formally installed in the ministries. But with Pope Francis' decree, other lay men and women can assist in "the work of evangelization," including outside of Mass.
Pope advances sainthood causes of pro-life geneticist Lejeune, others
Pope Francis recognized the "heroic virtues" of eight men and women mostly in the modern age, including a martyr in Nazi-occupied Italy and a scientist who discovered the cause of Down syndrome.