U.S. synod report finds participants share common hopes, lingering pain
byBy Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON — Catholics across the country continue to feel wounded by the clergy abuse crisis, seek a more welcoming church in…
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New network will accompany migrants; National Migration Week is Sept. 19-25
byWASHINGTON — Jesuit Refugee Service/USA has launched the Migrant Accompaniment Network, a nationwide group of volunteers “who will engage those who have recently arrived…
Papal envoy delivers aid to Ukraine under gunfire
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, said he and several others came under gunfire while delivering humanitarian…
Pakistani bishops say they need more help after deadly flooding
byBy Simone Orendain Three bishops of Pakistan dioceses most affected by recent deadly monsoon flooding appealed for more funding for emergency food, repairing damaged…
Pope: Under right conditions, nations may buy weapons for self-defense
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM KAZAKHSTAN — Under the right moral conditions, a country has the right to purchase weapons…
Kidnapped nun ‘filled with gratitude’ following her safe release in Africa
byBy Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS — During nearly five months of captivity in Burkina Faso, Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson wondered aloud where God…
Ukrainians ‘feel the power of your prayer,’ says major archbishop
byLVIV, Ukraine — Catholics in Ukraine feel the prayers of Christians around the world, said Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, major archbishop of the…
Memories of past hurts renew hope for peaceful future, pope says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — The painful memories of the persecution of Christians in Kazakhstan serve as a reminder that peace “must…
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…
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…