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Christians and Jews must join to fight hatred, promote women, Pope Francis says

March 8, 2019

VATICAN – Engaging in any form of anti-Semitism is a direct contradiction with the Christian faith, Pope Francis said.

Health and climate change depend on the way food is produced, cooked, Vatican speakers say

March 8, 2019

VATICAN – The food people pick at the supermarket and cook in their kitchens can make a huge difference in helping address the global problems of hunger, obesity and climate change, a number of speakers said at a Vatican conference on sustainable development.

Meatless Fridays: A deep dive into the pool of fast-food fish this Lent

March 7, 2019

WASHINGTON – Man does not live on bread alone. But on the Fridays of Lent, he’d better not add meat to the menu.

French cardinal convicted for sex abuse cover-up

March 7, 2019

VATICAN – A French cardinal was given a six-month suspended sentence at a civil trial after he was found guilty of covering up abuses committed decades ago by a priest.

Indian police arrest one of 26 men accused in 1998 rape of four nuns

March 7, 2019

BHOPAL, India – A man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the mass rape of four Catholic nuns that occurred more than two decades ago in central India.

Migrants from Central America surprised to find long wait to apply for asylum in U.S.

March 7, 2019

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – A trio of Honduran migrants arrived at the diocesan migrant shelter in this Mexican border city in the predawn hours, hoping to rest up before approaching the U.S. border and making an asylum claim.

Mexican bishops present five objectives for action on clergy abuse

March 6, 2019

MEXICO CITY – The Mexican bishops' conference has presented an action plan for protecting minors from sexual abuse by clergy and pastoral agents.

Number of priests down for the first time in a decade, Vatican says

March 6, 2019

VATICAN – The percentage of Catholics in the world has remained steady, while the number of priests has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to Vatican statistics.

Cardinal Pell's appeal is fast-tracked to June, may wait three months behind bars

March 6, 2019

SYDNEY – Australian Cardinal George Pell, the highest-ranked Catholic clergyman to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has had his appeal process fast-tracked and might spend only three more months behind bars before it is heard.

Church leaders treat them as outcasts after going public, nuns in Indian rape case say

March 5, 2019

COCHIN, India – As the Vatican grapples to devise stronger protocols and responses following a historic summit focused on clergy sex abuse of minors, five nuns in India complain of church repression for their support of a former superior general who was allegedly raped by a bishop.