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Peacebuilding partnership helps Central Africans heal after conflict

January 14, 2017

BANGUI, Central African Republic – Blindfolds secured tightly, more than a dozen men and women are led by their partners around leafy plants and trees in the compound of an international charity.

Bishops of Malta open door for divorced, remarried Catholics to receive sacraments

January 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY — Under certain circumstances and after long prayer and a profound examination of conscience, some divorced and civilly remarried Catholics may return to the sacraments, said the bishops of Malta.

Europe's Catholic, Orthodox leaders say they'll stand against terrorism

January 13, 2017

OXFORD, England – Catholic and Orthodox leaders have pledged to stand together against fundamentalism and terrorism, as well as resisting forces working to erode and destroy religious belief in Europe.

Siblings arrested in cyberattack that compromised Vatican computers

January 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY – Two arrests have been made in a widespread cyber-attack that compromised communications of prominent Italian institutions and individuals, including the Vatican.

Missing Catholic priest found dead in northern Mexico

January 13, 2017

MEXICO CITY – A Catholic priest has been found dead in northern Mexico, marking another attack on clergy in a country where the widespread violence of the past decade has not spared church leaders.

U.S. Congress took first step to block Washington D.C.'s assisted suicide law

January 13, 2017

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress took its first step toward blocking Washington D.C.’s doctor-prescribed suicide law on Thursday, but the action will need the support of both houses of Congress and the President.

Cardinal Dolan has one minute to read from Scripture at Trump's inauguration

January 12, 2017

WASHINGTON – New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said the Scripture passage he chose to read at the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald J. Trump as president – Wisdom chapter 9 in which King Solomon prays for wisdom to lead Israel according to God's will – was an easy one to make.

What to expect when Pope Francis meets with the Palestinian president

January 12, 2017

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' private audience with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas this Jan. 14 will be a delicate diplomatic moment for the Holy See.

Outgoing U.S. Vatican ambassador predicts Trump will drop campaign rhetoric

January 12, 2017

VATICAN CITY – Ken Hackett is preparing to wrap up his term as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See as Donald Trump's presidential inauguration looms next week.

Mexico's bishops call on authorities to find missing priest

January 12, 2017

SALTILLO, Mexico – The Mexican bishops' conference on Tuesday asked authorities to provide more information on the disappearance of a of the Diocese of Saltillo.