International News

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Attack on police near Notre Dame cathedral shakes Paris

June 6, 2017

PARIS, France – A man was shot after an apparent hammer attack on police officers at Paris police headquarters next to the Cathedral of Notre Dame on Tuesday.

Pope sends personal note of condolence to Ukrainians for cardinal's death

June 6, 2017

VATICAN CITY – Saying he was moved by reports of tens of thousands of people gathering for a funeral procession for Ukrainian Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, who died May 31, Pope Francis sent a second message of condolence to the cardinal's successor.

Pence defends Trump as a champion of Catholic values at prayer breakfast

June 6, 2017

WASHINGTON (RNS) Vice President Mike Pence — a onetime altar boy who became an evangelical Protestant — proclaimed President Donald Trump a faithful supporter of Catholic values at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, an event that sought to set aside any friction between the president and the Pope.

Hundreds mourn Oregon man killed during heroic act to protect others

June 6, 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. – The morning after police in Portland arrested 14 demonstrators at dueling political protests, about 800 worshippers turned out in a unified show of support for a man whose heroic act transcended division.

Philippine religious superiors call for end to martial law in Mindanao

June 6, 2017

MANILA, Philippines – The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines called for an end to martial law in Mindanao, saying that it is "not the proper response to terrorist attacks in just one city on a vast island."

Imams, religious leaders voice 'utter disgust' after London attack

June 6, 2017

VATICAN CITY – More than 130 imams and religious leaders throughout the UK have joined voices in strongly condemning recent terrorist attacks in London and Manchester, calling the acts “cold-blooded murders.”

Pope prays for victims of terror attack in central London

June 5, 2017

VATICAN CITY – At the end of Mass on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the London Bridge terrorist attack.

Muslims and Christians unite to rebuild Mosul monastery

June 5, 2017

MOSUL, Iraq – As government forces pry apart the Islamic State's three yearlong grip on Mosul, Muslims and Christians have united to rebuild a damaged monastery.

Pilgrims pray for return of stolen Italian saint’s brain

June 5, 2017

ROME, Italy – Police set up roadblocks in northern Italy after a thief posing as a pilgrim stole tiny fragments of the brain of John Bosco, one of the country’s most revered saints.

Nun who received birthday greeting from Pope Francis dies at 110

June 5, 2017

FLORENCE, Italy – Sister Candida Bellotti, thought to be the oldest nun in the world, died Saturday at the age of 110.