“With a heart shattered over the massacre at the elementary school in Texas, I pray for the children and adults who were killed and for their families,” the pope said.
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Cardinal Zen pleads not guilty to charge he improperly registered fund for anti-government protestors
The 90-year-old cardinal was detained May 11 under China’s national security law for “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces,” but he has not been charged with that.
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Vatican-approved Chinese bishop’s whereabouts remain unknown a year after his arrest
A Vatican-approved Chinese bishop remains in detention more than one year after his arrest for allegedly violating the communist country’s repressive regulations on religious affairs.
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Pope Francis talks climate change with Bono and both agree: Women will lead the way.
U2 frontman Bono joined Pope Francis for the launch of the Scholas International Educational Movement and its environmental project.
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Assisted suicide is ‘like a cancer’ growing in Canada’s palliative care programs
After the introduction of assisted suicide in Canada, some patients are choosing to die rather than to continue to live without adequate palliative care.
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Pope Francis changes canon law to allow lay brothers to lead religious orders with priests
Granting an exception to canon law, Pope Francis said men’s communities that are made up of both priests and brothers can choose one of the brothers to be a provincial superior or even the superior general.
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Pope Francis’ recipe to heal his painful knee? A shot of tequila
Doctors have prescribed a wheelchair, cane and physical therapy. Pope Francis quipped that what he really needs for the pain is a shot of tequila.
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Belize finally has a Jesuit university
It took four tries and 40 years, but a Jesuit-founded school in Belize will soon be a four-year university.
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Bishops condemn mass shooting in Buffalo: We must ‘say no to the rotten forces of racism.’
U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was motivated by racial hatred.
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Catholic leaders condemn Israeli violence at funeral of Palestinian-American journalist
Shireen Abu Akleh—a Palestinian-American, a Catholic and a 25-year veteran of Al Jazeera’s satellite channel—was shot Wednesday while covering an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp.