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Mexican president again asks Pope for apology for 1521 conquest

October 13, 2020

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has asked Pope Francis to apologize for the church's role in the conquest of the Americas. It's the second time he has made such a request of the Pope in less than two years.

Beatified teen showed that heaven is ‘attainable goal,’ cardinal says

October 13, 2020

ASSISI, Italy - Thousands sang and applauded as Italian teen Carlo Acutis was beatified in a town dear to him and to many Christians around the world: Assisi.

Pope’s new encyclical stresses brotherhood and dignity for all

October 4, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- Professing faith in God as the creator of all human beings, or even simply recognizing that all people possess an inherent dignity, has concrete consequences for how people should treat one another and make decisions in politics, economics and social life, Pope Francis wrote.

European financial-crime evaluators make on-site visit to Vatican

September 30, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, thanked experts from Moneyval -- the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism -- for helping the Holy See in its efforts to ensure transparency and international cooperation in its financial dealings.

Suffering of persecuted Christians around the globe 'is real,' say speakers

September 29, 2020

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Shakeel Raphael projected an image of his brother Nadeem Samson on the screen, prison bars superimposed over the man's sorrowful face.

Barrett's Supreme Court nomination gives spotlight to Notre Dame Law School

September 28, 2020

WASHINGTON -- If Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, she will be the first Notre Dame Law School graduate to sit on the bench of the nation's highest court and the only sitting justice with a law degree not from Harvard or Yale.

Pope Francis' address to United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 25

September 25, 2020

Address by Pope Francis to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25:

Pope Francis to U.N.: Respect for each human life is essential for peace, equality

September 25, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis asked members of the United Nations how they think they can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and build a more peaceful, more just world when many of their countries spend billions on military weapons and when their treatment of the unborn, of refugees and of women shows so little respect for human life.

New declaration in Sudan eliminating state religion praised by bishops

September 24, 2020

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Sudanese people can now "worship and practice their various religious beliefs without fear," said the general secretary of the Sudanese bishops' conference.

UN must stay true to ideals, cardinal says

September 23, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, called on the organization to renew its commitment to the ideals upon which it was founded.