After two years working on a documentary about Pope Francis, the noted German filmmaker Wim Wenders said he is most struck by the pope’s courage.
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San Diego bishop calls Trump’s border wall “ineffective and grotesque”
As Trump touts border wall in California, skeptics say it misses the point.
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Catholic leaders praise Stephen Hawking for his contribution to science and dialogue
Hawking’s avowed atheism did not keep him from engaging in dialogue and debate with the church as his work and contribution to the papal academy showed.
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National School Walkout is time of prayer for many Catholic schools
Most Catholic schools across the country did not sanction walkouts, but planned to support youth-led advocacy through prayer.
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Catholics, Muslims urged to look inward first in interreligious efforts
“We have to begin with our own attitudes—not just Catholics who are prejudiced, but…my attitude towards my fellow Catholics who I may perceive as Islamophobic.”
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New law allows Israel to revoke residency of East Jerusalem Palestinians
The law also will allow for the state to deport anyone whose residency status has been withdrawn.
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U.K. cardinal to Catholic school teachers: Don’t embrace “gender ideology”
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster suggested that children would find their “greatest joy” by accepting their biological sex.
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Bishop accuses U.N. troops of rape in the Central African Republic
“Women are selling their bodies to the Blue Helmets out of desperation,” said Bishop Juan Aguirre Munoz of Bangassou.
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Fear of ICE keeps some participants away from Encuentro gathering
“There has been fear for years, but with the new administration, it is more severe.”
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Christian activists warn of slaughter of Syrian civilians in Afrin
People in and around Afrin are facing the warplanes, tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons of NATO’s second-largest standing army, Turkey.