The basic questions are: Who is in need of God's mercy and how does that mercy reach people, he said. The answer is that all people "are called to beg for mercy, to desire conversion."

The attack showed the challenges of church-state relations in a country plagued by polarized politics and violence and suffering through shortages of everything from food to medicines to Communion wine for celebrating Mass.

The church should adhere to the same business practices expected of institutions and governments worldwide, conference participants said.

"We had fixed this guy's bike and I remembered his face," Pichler said. "There he was riding near the corner of Walnut and Broadway and he had a nice grin. This guy was so happy to have regained his mobility."

While each church gave different reasons for non-attendance, the long hand of Moscow was discernible behind each decision.

'Homegoing' tells the story of two half sisters, Effia and Esi, born in Ghana among slavery and warfare.

This important Vatican congregation's main task is to identify and propose suitable candidates to the pope to be bishops.

The Philadelphia guidelines say Catholics in same-sex partnerships, civilly remarried parishioners and unmarried couples living together should not be permitted to serve on parish councils, instruct the faithful, serve as lectors or dispense Communion.

Most of the earliest uses of mercy are as a petition for God’s mercy on a sinner’s soul.

Pope Francis expressed his "deepest sympathy and compassion" as well as his closeness to the Solomons in his prayers "for the young man who died so tragically."

Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and prolific author who died on July 2 at age 87 in his New York home, has been remembered in tributes from around the world for standing up for human dignity and for being a witness to the world of the atrocities of the Holocaust.When P

"As foundress, Mother Rosemae was considered by her community as the rock of foundation and revered for her many gifts, especially her intense and abiding love of the church, her maternal wisdom and perception and her attentive love for individuals and each one's particular needs."

In the midst of controversial court cases and their reverberations in Mississippi, Bishop Kopacz says: "People of faith are called to be active in the political process — to protect the dignity of each human being and to make our communities stronger overall."

The Council gathered to plan for greater integration of young, Hispanic Catholics in the Church, as well as for upcoming, nationwide encounter called V Encuentro

Pope Francis challenges Christian organizations meeting in Munich "to welcome and show solidarity toward those who are weak and disadvantaged, to build bridges and overcome conflicts whether they are open or latent."

Pope Francis honors what St. John Paul II called the indulgence's message of "pardon and reconciliation, that is, of grace, which divine goodness pours out on us if we are well disposed because God is truly rich in mercy."

Speakers at a news conference said they want answers to why 37-year-old Alton Sterling was shot and killed outside a convenience store where he was selling CDs.

"At least 6.5 million people will be food insecure in the coming year, according to a May government assessment. Malawi has a population of 16 million people."

Former Texas A&M pastor says campus ministry must be a priority, not an afterthought.

By doing justice to the “other half of the story,” we Christians honor our moral obligation to the Jewish people.