International News

News from outside of Canada.

Mexican bishop comes under attack for suspecting corruption

March 27, 2017

CUERNAVACA, Mexico – For years, bishops in Cuernavaca have requested repairs to the 1525 Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary.

Pope spends Milan visit with poor and those who minister to them

March 27, 2017

ROME – Visiting Milan, the center of Italian fashion and finance, Pope Francis spent the morning with the poor and those who minister to them.

Pope asks children to promise Jesus they will never be bullies

March 27, 2017

ROME (CNS) – Pope Francis asked 45,000 children preparing for confirmation to promise Jesus they would never engage in bullying.

Four friends with Down syndrome started a thriving pizza service in Argentina

March 26, 2017

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Mateo studied baking and Leandro pastry making. Franco and Mauricio wanted to be waiters. These overlapping interests led the four friends with Down syndrome to start a successful pizza service in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Family trumps fear for Minnesota refugee served by Catholic Charities

March 25, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS – Suad Gele didn't know about the incoming U.S. president – or his proposed policies' potential impact on immigrants and refugees – when she came to the United States as a refugee in December 2016.

Indigenous, accompanied by church, fight for rights in Amazon rainforest

March 25, 2017

WASHINGTON – The railroad runs more than 550 miles through 27 communities in the Brazilian Amazon. It runs so close to people's homes that the houses have cracked, and some people have hearing loss.

Remember shattered walls of past divisions, Pope tells EU leaders

March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY – Europe must recover the memories and lessons of past tragedies in order to confront the challenges Europeans face today that seek to divide rather than unite humanity, Pope Francis said.

Diagnosis of U.S. health bill: never had input from those who care for sick

March 24, 2017

WASHINGTON – Sister Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity, who is president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, doesn't mince words when it comes to the American Health Care Act.

Deluges in Peru trigger flash floods, landslides; at least 85 dead

March 24, 2017

LIMA, Peru – Felicita Chipana was at work when the Rimac River began to rise. By the time she got home, her kitchen was gone, swept away by floodwaters that left scores of families homeless on the east side of this sprawling capital city.

Panel: After rescue, trafficking victims need help addressing trauma

March 24, 2017

UNITED NATIONS – It's not enough to rescue victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation – they must be given supportive care to address their trauma, and tools to live economically independent lives free from abuse.