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Restoring walls, rebuilding communities: Ukrainians help one another

October 23, 2015

LVIV, Ukraine- Rebuilding in Ukraine does not just mean construction.

Greece's Caritas aids refugees with food, clothing, human warmth

October 20, 2015

IDOMENI, Greece - Weary faces, fussy babies, little boys teasing little girls to the point of tears and repeated uses of the Arabic word "inshallah" (God willing) reflect the uncertainty faced by refugees trying to reach northern Europe.

Praying, and hoping, for peace in Jerusalem's Old City

October 19, 2015

JERUSALEM - Following a week that included Palestinians stabbing Israelis, bloody clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces, and despair rising on both sides, the parishioners of St. Saviour Church in the Old City of Jerusalem came to Mass Oct. 19 to pray, mainly for peace.

Courage, strength needed for peace in the Holy Land, Pope says

October 19, 2015

VATICAN CITY - There is a need for great courage and strength in order to reject hatred and to carry out acts of peace in the Holy Land, Pope Francis said.

Nobel-nominated priest rescues African refugees from Mediterranean

October 18, 2015

NAIROBI, Kenya - A surge of migrant deaths in deadly voyages across the Mediterranean Sea has become a modern-day refugee crisis.

Earliest draft of the King James Bible discovered by New Jersey professor

October 17, 2015

For about a month after he returned from England last year, a Montclair State University professor did not realize what a treasure he had found in a rare books library at Cambridge University.

Holy site at centre of increased Israeli-Palestinian tensions

October 16, 2015

JERUSALEM - It has been painful to watch as violence has taken over Jerusalem once again, especially along the Via Dolorosa, where Jesus suffered in order to dissuade the use of violence, said Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali, Latin Patriarchate chancellor.

Popeat UN a boost for nuclear prohibition

October 16, 2015

UNITED NATIONS - In the warm afterglow of Pope Francis’ Sept 25 address to the General Assembly, veteran United Nations’ observers drew a starkly candid road map of urgent actions that the world body must take to achieve its security agenda.

Ukrainian bishops say military struggle must be matched by moral change

October 15, 2015

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's Catholic bishops have urged citizens to back a "profound transformation" by voting in upcoming elections in areas controlled by the national government.

Planned Parenthood in U.S. will no longer take payments for fetal tissue

October 15, 2015

NEW YORK - The president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America said Oct. 13 that the organization's clinics will no longer accept reimbursement for fetal tissue procured in abortions and provided to researchers.