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Open Hearts to Migrants Who Face Closed Borders: Their suffering can only be ‘contemplated in silence, with tears’
People need to open their hearts to the many people who are forced to migrate as they face enormous difficulties and sometimes tragedy, Pope Francis said."I pray for closed hearts that they may open. And everything I have available to me, is available to you," he told a group of young Erit
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Francis: Arms Trade at Root of Many Mideast Woes
Pope convenes summit on violence and persecution threatening minorities.
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Apostolic Visitation to Kansas City: Missouri spokesman confirms archbishop visited diocese for interviews
Missouri spokesman confirms archbishop visited diocese for interviews.
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Vatican Removes Paraguay Bishop
Vatican Radio is reporting that nbsp Pope Francis has removed the Bishop of Ciudad del Este Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano nbsp He has appointed Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela R os Bishop of Villarrica del Esp ritu Santo as Apostolic Administrator According to a statement released by the Vatican on
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Muslim Scholars to ISIS: You Don’t Understand Islam: Open Letter Denounces ISIS violence in Iraq and Syria
Open Letter Denounces ISIS violence in Iraq and Syria
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When Bombing Backfires: Pax Christi leaders alarmed that airstrikes will aid ISIS recruiting
Expanded airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Syria serve as little more than a recruiting tool for the extremist group and place more innocent people in danger, the leadership of Pax Christi International said. The three top leaders of the Catholic peace organization also called upon the world,
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Well Grounded: Jesuit keeps love of creation, justice for the poor foremost in life
Jesuit keeps love of creation and justice for the poor foremost in life.
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Former Vatican Nuncio Placed Under House Arrest
The former nuncio to the Dominican Republic Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski was placed under house arrest on Sept 23 to prevent him from escaping justice or tampering with evidence the Director of the Vatican Press Office Fr Federico Lombardi S J told reporters today He will be tried at the end
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Medical Condition Leads to House Arrest for Former Nuncio: Case appears ‘not to have modern precedent’
The Vatican has announced that the Holy See’s former nuncio to the Dominican Republic, Archbishop Josef Wesolowski, has been placed under house arrest inside the Vatican City State for the abuse of the minors in the Latin American state.The decision, which appears not to have a precedent in mo