International News

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Iraqi Christians brave heat to demand help from United Nations

July 29, 2014

MANCHESTER, England - Iraqi Christian refugees braved temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit to demand that the United Nations intervene to protect them from persecution by Islamist militants.

Ground Zero cross can stay at 9/11 museum, appeals court rules

July 29, 2014

NEW YORK - A cross-shaped beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Centre can remain on display in the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, dismissing a lawsuit brought by atheists.

German bishops mark WWI anniversary, acknowledge churches share guilt

July 29, 2014

BERLIN - As the world marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War, Germany's Catholic bishops urged efforts to overcome "destructive self- interest" and acknowledged the shared guilt of churches for the conflict, which left 16 million dead.

Meriam Ibrahim, freed from Sudan, plans to settle in New Hampshire

July 28, 2014

ROME - Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian who was flown to Rome after her death sentence was overturned, is now dreaming of building a future in the United States.

Obama administration says it plans opt-out alternative on mandate

July 28, 2014

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has filed a brief with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver indicating it plans to develop an alternative for Catholic and other religious nonprofit employers to opt out of providing federally mandated contraceptives they object to including in their employee health care coverage.

With Mosul’s Christians gone, Islamic State troops take over fourth-century monastery

July 28, 2014

ERBIL, Iraq - A day after most of Mosul’s Christians fled, Islamic State fighters stormed the fourth-century Mar Behnam Monastery near the city.

Basilian among pilgrimage of peace to West Bank

July 28, 2014

TORONTO - Fr. Bob Holmes is heading off to war, again.

Mass Mob tries to breathe new life into Detroit’s moribund Catholic churches

July 26, 2014

DETROIT - They came, almost 2,000 people on July 13, to Sweetest Heart of Mary, a church that normally has a Sunday attendance of about 150, for the latest Detroit Mass Mob.

Archbishop says Pope Francis coming to Philadelphia in 2015

July 26, 2014

It's been the worst-kept secret in Christendom, but this week Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput gave the strongest indication yet that Pope Francis will visit Philadelphia next year.

Holy Land priests on both sides try to help parishioners confront war

July 24, 2014

JERUSALEM - Two priests on either side of the Gaza border are trying to help their small communities confront the realities of war.