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A police officer stands next to a victim at the site where a van struck multiple people at a major intersection in Toronto's northern suburbs April 23. At least 10 people were dead and 15 were injured, authorities said.

Cardinal Collins calls for prayers after van kills at least 10 in Toronto attack

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TORONTO – Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins called for special prayers after a van jumped a curb and killed at least 10 people on a busy Toronto street.
People raise their ice cream cones donated by Pope Francis as they toast the pope at a Sant'Egidio soup kitchen in Rome April 23. In honor of his name day, the feast of St. George, the pope donated 3,000 servings of ice cream to soup kitchens and homeless shelters around Rome.

Rome's poor celebrate Pope's name day with gelato

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ROME (CNS) -- Cones raised in the air, the crowd gathered for dinner at the Sant'Egidio Community's soup kitchen toasted Pope Francis on his name day, the feast of St. George.
A wind turbine turns in front of a fossil fuel power plant in Charlestown, Mass., in this 2013 file photo. Catholic institutions are planning to divest part of their financial portfolios from the fossil fuel industry because of its impact on climate change.

Laudato Si' inspires Catholic entities to divest from fossil fuels

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WASHINGTON – Caritas Internationalis, the Catholic Church's worldwide network of humanitarian aid agencies, three German banks and more than 30 other Catholic institutions are planning to divest at least part of their financial portfolios from the fossil fuel industry.
Pope Francis is pictured during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 18.

In 'historic' move, Pope names three laywomen to doctrinal congregation

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VATICAN – Pope Francis appointed three women as consultors to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. It marks the first time women and laypersons were named as active contributors -- not support staff.
Father Ruben Alcantara Diaz, pastor of Our Lady of Carmen Parish in Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico, was stabbed to death in his parish April 18. He is pictured with two unidentified women in 2015 in Mexico City.

Lay down your weapons, hatred, Mexican bishops say after another priest murdered

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MEXICO CITY – Yet another Mexican Catholic priest has been murdered in his parish -- the second such lethal attack against clergy in the country in less than a week.
Tom Evans, father of the seriously ill child Alfie Evans, kisses Pope Francis' hand during a private audience in the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican April 18. Evans pleaded for "asylum" for his son in Italy so he may receive care and not be euthanized in England. Italy granted asylum April 23.

Italy grants citizenship to Alfie Evans in attempt to guarantee his care

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VATICAN – The Italian government granted citizenship to Alfie Evans, a seriously ill British toddler, in a last-minute effort to prevent doctors in England from withdrawing life-support.
Pope Francis listens as Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks during a meeting with members of the commission at the Vatican April 21.

Pope meets his advisory commission on child protection

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VATICAN – In its efforts to help advise the Pope, the Roman Curia, bishops' conferences and local churches on protecting minors from abuse, a Vatican commission listened to abuse survivors from Great Britain and discussed the results of Australia's public inquiry into its country's institutional responses to abuse.
Pope Francis speaks after the "Regina Coeli" prayer April 2017 from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Pope calls for end to 'needless bloodshed' in Nicaragua

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VATICAN – Pope Francis called for an end to violence in Nicaragua after several days of protests against proposed social security legislation led to the deaths of more than two dozen people.
The Peace House, the venue for the summit between the Koreas, is pictured April 18 at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. Leaders of both Koreas will meet April 27 for a historic summit just inside South Korean territory.

South Korean bishop hopes North-South summit brings results

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SEOUL, South Korea – Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon of Uijeongbu has been waiting years for this moment, with the leaders of the two divided Koreas poised to meet for a historic summit just inside South Korean territory April 27.
Pope Francis talks during his pastoral visit to Alessano, Italy, April 20.

Pope commemorates life of beloved Italian bishop who served poor

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VATICAN – The church needs courageous men and women like Italian Bishop Antonio Bello of Molfetta, who imitated Jesus' closeness to the poor and the downtrodden, Pope Francis said.
Malteser International works with Wayuu refugees.

‘Triple crisis’ afflicting Venezuelan refugees

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While the biggest refugee crisis in the Western Hemisphere languishes in media obscurity, one Catholic agency is working with the most vulnerable Venezuelan refugees flooding the back country of Colombia’s borderlands.

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