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News/International

Sally Fong is among the thousands upon thousands who say they have received blessings and witnessed dramatic change in others from a pilgrimage to Medjugorge.

‘Wall of silence’ on Christian persecution must fall

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Dr. Tristan Azbej came to Ottawa determined to recruit allies in the mission to support oppressed followers of Christ around the world.

France mourns Catholic university student murdered by repeat migrant offender

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It felt as if the whole country mourned and wept as family, friends and 3,000 other people packed the St. Louis Cathedral in Versailles Sept. 27 to say goodbye to 19-year-old student Philippine de Carlan, who was found murdered in Bois de Boulogne, or the Boulogne Forest, in Paris Sept. 21.

Relief efforts underway in western North Carolina; flooding caused by Helene devastates region

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Relief efforts are under way to help communities across western North Carolina reeling from the impacts of Tropical Storm Helene.

'Catastrophic' situation faces Lebanon, says U.N. rep

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Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs were struck multiple times Sept. 27 by Israeli missiles, shaking the Lebanese capital. The next day Iran-backed Hezbollah confirmed the military organization's leader Hassan Nasrallah died in the strike.

'Disappointed' Cardinal Dolan holds out hope Harris will join Trump at the Al Smith dinner

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Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said he is "disappointed" that Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend the Al Smith charity dinner Oct. 17, a New York Catholic charities fundraiser that has become a staple for presidential nominees in election years. But he still held out hope that the Democratic nominee could change her plans and join the event which her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, is now planning to attend.

Caritas 'shocked' by murder of director in Democratic Republic of Congo

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The director of Caritas in Congo was shot and killed by an armed militant group while approaching a roadblock, Caritas Internationalis announced.

War, economic crisis threaten Lebanon’s Catholic schools

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A prolonged economic crisis, exacerbated by the spill-over effects of the war in Gaza, is causing an increasing number of Catholic schools, the mainstay of the education system in Lebanon, to close their doors, say officials of Catholic charities and educators battling to help these institutions to survive.

Caritas Luxembourg ends international projects after financial scandal

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Following a multimillion dollar fraud case at Luxembourg's Caritas, the church's aid organization has been forced to stop its international aid projects. Dozens of them will be halted in the most vulnerable regions of the world.

Texas nuns in clash with Fort Worth bishop publicly affiliate with irregular traditionalist society

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A Texas bishop is urging Catholics in his diocese not to participate in sacraments with, or financially support, a community of Discalced Carmelite nuns who recently announced a formal association with the Society of St. Pius X.

Trump, Harris to face off once more at the Al Smith Dinner with Jim Gaffigan as emcee

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The next time former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off before a huge audience, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan likely will sit between them as host and Catholic comic Jim Gaffigan will serve as master of ceremonies.