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March 14, 2016

Pope: ‘the Lord walks with us through the “dark valleys” of our lives’

Orthodox faithful in Bulgaria light candles with jars of honey Feb. 10. Pope Francis says the "crucifix is not a decoration" but that redemption is possible because Jesus took on the sins of the world.

Pope Francis on Monday spoke of a series of events and situations that shed shadows on our lives and lead us to ask difficult questions.

Published in Reflections
January 11, 2016

U.S. bishop says Palestinians in Cremisan Valley 'have lost hope'

Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M., stands in front of an Israeli border police jeep Jan. 10 near the Palestinian land in the Cremisan Valley in Beit Jalla, West Bank.

BEIT JALLA, West Bank - A U.S. bishop visiting the Holy Land for the second year in a row said Palestinians whose land has been divided by the Israeli separation barrier "have lost hope."

Published in International