As demonstrations pitting pro-government groups against pro-democracy protesters continue, a bishop urged Catholics to pray for the realization that all are humans and not “cockroaches or dogs.”
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Pope Francis: Christians become stagnant if not moved by faith
The pope reflected on the day’s reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans, in which the apostle says his sufferings are “nothing compared to the glory to be revealed for us.”
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Vatican’s U.N. rep pushes for world action to eliminate nuclear weapons
The treaty emerged from member states frustrated with the slow pace of nuclear disarmament.
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What’s in the final document of the Amazon Synod? | Developing Story
A call for greater solidarity and pastoral care to the Amazon region is at the heart of the final document produced by the Amazon Synod.
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Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders sign declaration against euthanasia
Representatives from the Catholic and Orthodox churches and the Muslim and Jewish faiths signed a joint declaration at the Vatican reaffirming each religion’s clear opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
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Advocate: Turkish forces doing ‘soft’ ethnic cleansing in northeast Syria
People in northeastern Syria say despite Erdogan’s reassurances, the Turkish military and its allied Syrian armed groups are persecuting religious minorities.
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New report details challenges for Christianity in Asia and the Middle East
Christianity is disappearing from towns and cities in parts of the Middle East, warns a new report from the papal foundation Aid to the Church in Need.
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Pope Francis declares Vatican’s Secret Archive not so secret anymore
Pope Francis on Monday officially changed the name of the Holy See archive to remove what he said were the “negative” connotations of having “secret” in its name.
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Synod calls for more church roles for women, but stops short of diaconate
Members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon asked that women be given leadership roles in the Catholic Church, although they stopped short of calling for women deacons.
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Best place to be a woman? Look to Scandinavia
The good news is that “trends in women’s empowerment are heading in the right direction globally. Some 59 countries recorded significant progress since the first edition while only one country (Yemen) experienced major deterioration.”