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November 21, 2016

Rwandan bishops apologize for role in 1994 genocide

A man kneels in prayer during Mass at St. Famille Church in Kigali April 6, one day ahead of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. An estimated 1 million people were murdered in acts of ethnic violence.

Roman Catholic bishops in Rwanda have issued an apology for the role played by individual clergy and church members in the 1994 genocide in which nearly 1 million ethnic Tutsis and Hutus were killed.

Published in International
March 11, 2015

Kenya’s Catholic Church to fight hunger by farming its vast land reserves

Joseph Kapua clears weeds from around greens growing in a community garden in Kipsing. Kenya. Kapua learned how to farm as part of an experiment to help his community expand its economic base from its traditional animal herding.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Drying livestock carcasses and anguished faces of hungry women and children have become a common feature here as droughts increase due to climate change.

Published in International
May 4, 2014

‘So much denial’ on sexual abuse crisis, says Cardinal O'Malley

Cardinal Sean O'Malley said the Catholic Church has failed to recognize the worldwide reach of clerical abuse.

VATICAN CITY - The Roman Catholic Church has failed to recognize the worldwide reach of clerical sexual abuse, said Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley.

Published in Vatican