While taking selfies can be an occasion to capture treasured memories, it can also be a sign that young men and women are deprived of meaningful human interaction with others, Pope Francis said.
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Mexican bishops chart a new pastoral approach
A crackdown on drug cartels, started 11 years ago, has claimed more than 200,000 lives and left more than 30,000 people missing.
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Pope documentarian: Francis is ‘most fearless man I ever met’
“He’s totally fearless. Because he has a lot of opposition,” the filmmaker said.
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Chileans denounce suffering sex abuse by Marists, priests
Pope Francis and the Chilean church are under mounting pressure to address another, even bigger sex scandal.
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Dozens killed in protests as U.S. embassy inaugurated in Jerusalem
The priest said although parishes in the Holy Land tell their parishioners to resist occupation by educating themselves and preparing for the future, people in Gaza see no future.
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Caritas migrant shelter in Tijuana under police protection after attacks
At least six armed individuals entered the shelter in the early morning hours of May 6 and stole some of the migrants’ meager possessions, including cash, cellphones and ID cards.
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Volcano’s lava flow displaces members of one Hawaii parish
According to Hawaii County Civil Defense, 36 structures, including 26 homes, already have been destroyed by lava from the newest outflow from Kilauea Volcano.
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Toronto Cardinal urges pro-lifers at Canadian march to ‘speak more loudly by silence’
An estimated 75-100 pro-abortion advocates, some wearing black bandanas over their faces, screamed chants and waved signs, halting the National March for Life until marchers turned around and took a different route through the streets of downtown Ottawa.
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New green project at cemetery in Washington aims to protect God’s creation
The project created a natural infrastructure to reduce pollutants in water runoff.
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Palestinian reminisces on family’s losses, but says faith gives him hope
“If I dwell on the future, it is too depressing….There is no future in maintaining a conflict.”