North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump met on Singapore’s Sentosa Island for the historic summit June 12. It was the first meeting between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader.
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Spain agrees to welcome refugee rescue boat after Italy and Malta refuse
Spain has announced it will let a ship holding 629 migrants and refugees, who were rescued from the Mediterranean, dock on its shores, after Italy and Malta refused to accept the vessel.
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Pope Francis: Small acts of kindness, not great speeches, show God’s love best
Celebrating Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae June 8, the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pope Francis spoke about the boundless love of Christ, “which surpasses knowledge.”
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Astronauts give Pope Francis a custom space suit
The blue flight suit bears the pope’s name, a pair of angel wings, and a short white cape.
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Vatican: Sports on Sundays are O.K. (except when used to skip Mass)
Pope Francis said, “Sport is a very rich source of values and virtues that help us to become better people.”
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Defend right to life, conscientious objection, pope tells doctors
“The church is for life and her concern is that nothing be against life,” no matter the stage of development or how weak or defenseless that life is, Pope Francis said.
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Everyone must have affordable health care, Vatican official says
The need for universal health care coverage was a major topic at the World Health Assembly meeting.
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Inquiry or Inquisition? Another look at Father Teilhard de Chardin
The Jesuit’s approach was groundbreaking because “it was not a simple reconciliation of science and faith; it was integrating, creating a single, wholistic vision because the past danger was having a radical separation” of the two.
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Latin American bishops unite to help Venezuelan refugees
The bishops’ conferences of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru forged a coordinated action plan to offer needed services to Venezuelans.
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Power of words: Listening must lead to action, abuse survivors say
Pope Francis’ planned meeting with abuse survivors from Chile could mark a turning point in how the Catholic Church deals not just with prevention, but especially with how it responds to accusations.