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Attract followers, don’t proselytize, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis asked people to follow the example of St. Therese of Lisieux.
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School of the Americas protesters move to border
“We are in solidarity with people who have been incarcerated for no other reason than seeking a better life for themselves and their families,” Hendrik Voss said.
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Murders of priests bring fear and tension to Mexico
Injustices have been piling up and have prompted questions about whether the church is under attack.
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Grief remains, 10 years after Amish school shooting
Grief and pain live on for the Pennsylvania community.
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New Jersey residents consider God and fate after crash
While one women was killed and more than 100 people were injured, the fact that there weren’t more fatalities was a sign of God at work, said one church member.
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Protest turned stampede kills 52 in Ethiopia
People ran to escape police, who were firing tear gas and rubber bullets at an anti-government protest.
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Colombia’s search for peace continues after failed vote
The loss by a razor-thin margin leaves leaders and citizens wondering if another peace deal is possible.
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Pope Francis says he has accompanied gay and transgender people through pastoral care
“When a person who has this situation arrives before Jesus, Jesus certainly will not say, ‘Go away because you are homosexual.’ No.”
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Pope, Georgian patriarch pledge to witness to Gospel as brothers
The patriarch welcomed the pope, saying, “May God bless our two churches.”