International News

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Vatican ambassador: World must help end Syria's 'serious crisis'

August 21, 2013

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican ambassador to Syria said the international community must help find a political solution to the "serious crisis" continuing in the country.

Teams find thousands of flooded-out Filipinos at parishes, centers

August 20, 2013

MANILA, Philippines - Teams of relief workers visited evacuation centers and Catholic parishes-turned-shelters across a wide area of the Philippine capital as they began assessing the needs of thousands of people who fled homes inundated by floodwaters.

Bishop says Egyptians running out of food because they fear going out

August 20, 2013

VATICAN CITY - A Catholic bishop in Luxor, about 400 miles south of Cairo, said Muslims and Christians are afraid to leave their homes; because the shops are closed and no one is venturing outside, many are running out of food.

Christians targeted because extremists perceive they helped oust Morsi

August 19, 2013

CAIRO - Attacks on Christian churches and institutions in Egypt appeared to be the result of Islamist extremists' anger over what they perceived as Christian support for the ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi.

Catholic, Orthodox leaders in Egypt say army is fighting terrorism

August 19, 2013

VATICAN CITY - Speaking on behalf of Catholics in Egypt, Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak said the violence and unrest in his country are "not a political struggle between different factions, but a war against terrorism."

Coptic patriarch issues statement on Egyptian turmoil

August 19, 2013

CAIRO - Here is the English text of the Aug. 18 statement by Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak on recent events in Egypt.

Detroit's bankruptcy seen as chance for city to become livable again

August 18, 2013

WASHINGTON - The bankruptcy of Detroit does not mean the city is dead, said Archbishop Allen Vigneron.

Living in car with sons, Detroit woman embodies city's challenges

August 18, 2013

WASHINGTON - After three months, Katrina Robinson and her two young sons are getting tired of roaming Detroit's suburbs to find a safe place to sleep.

Vatican reform aims for a Church that serves the world

August 18, 2013

TORONTO - A world Church needs a world perspective and Pope Francis knows it, Cardinal Oswald Gracias told The Catholic Register on a visit to Toronto Aug. 9.

Castel Gandolfo struggles to overcome total Pope-dependency

August 17, 2013

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - While the shores of Lake Albano are speckled with swimmers and sunbathers, the historic centre of Castel Gandolfo has been quiet this summer — too quiet for many.