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Thousands of young people have participated in the excavation of a Byzantine church complex in Beit Shemesh, Israel, over the past three years.

Unearthed church sites show local Christians as pilgrims in Holy Land

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JERUSALEM -- Two unearthed Byzantine church complexes shed light on the tradition of Christian pilgrimage in the Holy Land.

Then-Pope John Paul II is seen in an undated photo embracing Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Archbishop Sheen, the famed media evangelist, mission promoter and author, who will be beatified Dec. 21, 2019, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria, Ill.

Fulton Sheen upcoming beatification greeted with joy, thanksgiving

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PEORIA, Ill. -- With joy and thanksgiving, officials and faithful throughout the Diocese of Peoria and around the globe welcomed the announcement Nov. 18 that Pope Francis has called for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in Peoria Dec. 21.

A statue of Mary is seen in 2017 atop the Cathedral of Managua in Nicaragua. On Nov. 18, 2019, a pro-government mob entered the cathedral, damaging property, attacking hunger strikers inside the building and jostling a priest and nun, the Archdiocese of Managua said.

Pro-government mob storms Managua cathedral, attacks hunger strikers

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MEXICO CITY -- Nicaraguan church authorities have reclaimed control of Immaculate Conception Cathedral in the national capital, Managua, after a pro-government mob burst into the building, which was hosting a group of mothers holding a hunger strike to demand the release of the political-prisoner children.

Archbishop Sheen is pictured in an undated photo.

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified at Peoria cathedral

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PEORIA, Ill. -- Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced late Nov. 18.

As Lebanon is engulfed in a massive protest movement, the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon gathered for its annual meeting Nov. 11-15, 2019, at Bkerke, the Maronite Catholic patriarchate north of Beirut. The meeting was led by Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, second from left, and included other heads of religious orders.

Lebanon's Catholic leaders urge protesters to remain peaceful, civilized

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BEIRUT -- While Lebanon continues to be engulfed in a massive protest movement, the country's Catholic leaders called on demonstrators to be peaceful and civilized.

A painting at the Museum of the Central American University in San Salvador, El Salvador, commemorates the six Jesuit priests who were killed during El Salvador’s 1980-92 civil war.

Murders of six Jesuits continue to inspire mission of defending the poor

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WASHINGTON -- No one can deny that the act was horrific. Six priests found face down on a lawn with bullet holes through various parts of their bodies. One was in his bathrobe.

Police in Santiago, Chile, clash with a demonstrator Nov. 14, 2019, during a protest against Chile's government. Chile's bishops Nov. 9 called for national dialogue and an end to the violence that has wracked the country for a month.

Chile bishops urge talks to end protests

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LIMA, Peru -- Chile's bishops called for national dialogue and an end to the violence that has wracked the country for the past month.

An anti-government protester is detained by riot police in Hong Kong, China Oct. 27, 2019. As protests pitting pro-government groups against pro-democracy protesters continue, a bishop urged Catholics to pray for the realization that all are humans and not "cockroaches or dogs."

Hong Kong protesters arrested in Catholic church

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HONG KONG, China  (CNA) -- Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have continued to escalate into violence, with many apparent incidents of forceful police tactics, including at a Catholic church, caught on camera and uploaded to social media.

The likeness of St. Irenaeus is seen at the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph, Ontario. The U.S. bishops Nov. 12, the second day of their fall general assembly in Baltimore, added their assent to a call to have the saint declared a doctor of the church.

U.S. bishops call to have St. Irenaeus declared Doctor of the Church

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BALTIMORE -- The U.S. bishops added their assent to a call to have St. Irenaeus declared a doctor of the church.

Australian Cardinal George Pell is surrounded by police as he leaves the Melbourne Magistrates Court in Australia, Oct. 6, 2017.

Australian High Court to hear arguments in Cardinal Pell's case

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SYDNEY -- The High Court of Australia has decided to give Cardinal George Pell, 78, a final chance to argue against his conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse.

People in Hong Kong run from riot police tear gas Nov. 11, 2019.

Hong Kong bishop urges independent inquiry into student's death

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HONG KONG -- A bishop is calling on the Hong Kong government to set up an independent inquiry into the death of a student during the latest pro-democracy riots.

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