International News

News from outside of Canada.

Bolivians trying to cope as water dries up

October 6, 2017

ANCORAIMES, BOLIVIA – Bolivia’s Rio Desaguerdo stretches 320 km south from scenic Lake Titicaca to the parched salt flat of Lake Poopo.

Las Vegas Catholic churches, schools respond to shooting with prayers

October 5, 2017

WASHINGTON – Students at St. Viator Parish School in Las Vegas began school Oct. 2 – hours after the mass shooting in that city – by praying the rosary together in the school gym.

U.S. House passes bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks of gestation

October 5, 2017

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House Oct. 3 passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which bans abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, about the time doctors have determined that an unborn child can feel pain.

Las Vegas Catholic shrine an initial place of refuge for shooting victims

October 5, 2017

WASHINGTON – The Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer – a white stucco church just off the Las Vegas Strip and dwarfed by giant hotels, casinos and flashing neon lights – has long been a spiritual oasis for tourists.

Do not let hate, violence 'have the last word,' says Las Vegas bishop

October 3, 2017

LAS VEGAS – Hate and violence can not have the last word, said Las Vegas Bishop Joseph A. Pepe at an emotional interfaith prayer service a day after the mass killing of at least 59 concert goers on Oct. 1.

Pope Francis, American bishops call for prayers after ‘unspeakable terror’ of Las Vegas mass killing

October 2, 2017

WASHINGTON – The nation has experienced "yet another night filled with unspeakable terror" and "we need to pray and to take care of those who are suffering," said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.

Holy Land Christians frustrated by lack of legal action against vandals

September 26, 2017

JERUSALEM – Christians in the Holy Land, including Catholic leaders, have expressed frustration with lack of legal action against cases of desecration and vandalism of sacred places.

Vatican diplomat calls on U.N. to pursue peace in world's trouble spots

September 26, 2017

UNITED NATIONS – A Vatican official called on the world's governments to strive more actively to prevent wars, protect human dignity and the environment and work toward a nuclear-free world.

German bishops urge calm after anti-immigrant party gains in election

September 26, 2017

FULDA, Germany – The president of the German bishops' conference urged "verbal disarmament" after Sept. 24 elections brought a far-right party into the Bundestag, or parliament, for the first time since World War II.

Mexicans respond to quake with generosity, concern about politicians

September 25, 2017

CUERNAVACA, Mexico – Donations from Caritas chapters across Mexico started streaming into affected areas after an earthquake rocked central Mexico Sept. 19, claiming more than 300 lives, leveling homes and churches and leaving thousands homeless.