Myanmar’s soldiers used church as kitchen, laid land mines
byYANGON, Myanmar — Soldiers in Myanmar used a Catholic church as a kitchen and laid mines around the building, church sources told ucanews.com. A…
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Pope: Religions must be purified of extremism, self-righteousness
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — As war, violence and extremism in countries around the world threaten the lives of countless men, women…
Study: Christianity may lose majority, plurality status in U.S. by 2070
byBy Mark Pattison WASHINGTON — If trends of the past 30 years continue for the next 50, Christianity will lose its majority status in…
House and Senate leaders announce federal abortion bill bans
byWASHINGTON — Republican congressional leaders announced proposed legislation Sept. 13 to place a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The identical…
Mother Teresa filmmaker says new documentary is ‘work of the Holy Spirit’
byBy Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON — A new documentary about St. Teresa of Kolkata, produced by the Knights of Columbus, aims to show how her…
Arriving in Kazakhstan, pope makes case for peace
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — Arriving in Kazakhstan, a country that borders Russia, Pope Francis said he came as a “pilgrim of…
Ukrainian bishops back U.N. reports of citizens deported to Russia
byBy Jonathan Luxmoore WARSAW, Poland — Ukrainian bishops backed U.N. reports that civilians are being forcibly deported from Russian-occupied areas of their country, recalling…
Sharing wealth, creating jobs help rich get into heaven, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Jesus throwing money changers out of the temple and talking about how difficult it is for a rich…
After U.N. conference, nuclear disarmament advocates look to new strategies
byBy Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON — Four weeks of debate — during a review conference for a treaty widely viewed as a cornerstone of nuclear…
Prison ministry volunteers find common language with those behind bars
byBy Tom Hoffarth LOS ANGELES — They are known as chaplains. They are not the priests, deacons or women religious who typically administer sacraments…