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The encyclical, to be published on June 18, is titled “Laudato Sii” (“Praised Be”).

"My family and I were on the wrong side of the political fence," said Rita of Honduras in Spanish. Her last name has been omitted for her safety. "We received death threats, we were detained by the police for absolutely no reason."Had we not left, I don't know if we would hav

Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which used the term "cultural genocide" to describe what happened to aboriginal Canadians in residential schools, said reconciliation within the country "is going to take hard work."In a 382-page report with 94 recommendations, th

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With financial assistance from Pope Francis, a Rome parish led 50 homeless and poor people on a pilgrimage to see the Shroud of Turin June 4 and has provided the money needed for another Rome parish to do the same a week later.Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, sai

Group demands inquiry into which French companies had purchased ‘terrorist petrol’

Families are weakened and destroyed by war, "the mother of all forms of poverty," as well as by economies and policies that worship money and power, Pope Francis said."It's almost a miracle" that, even in poverty and crisis, the family can keep on going, safeguarding its bond

A week before the parliamentary round of Burundi's elections, the Catholic bishops announced they had withdrawn permission for several priests who were serving in posts on the national electoral council.The electoral campaign has been marred by violence triggered by the announcement in April tha

Almost as soon as Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was declared "blessed" by the Vatican May 23, talk of his canonization began. When will it happen? Where? Can it be held in El Salvador since the people to whom it matters the most, the poor, will not be able to make it if it is held in

Saunders said the cardinal acted ‘with callousness, cold heartedness.’