The situation in hospitals in the Gaza Strip is dire, and Palestinians are saying that medical supplies will soon run out, said a cardiologist who serves with the Near East Council of Churches in Gaza.Dr. Issa Tarazi, executive director of Near East Council of Churches Department of Services to Pale
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Vatican names new bank president, restructures financial offices
Bank must be ‘a model of financial management rather than a cause for occasional scandal.’
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My father’s war: A note to my father on the 100th anniversary of the US entrance into WWI
World War I stories include several about enemies who discovered one another’s humanity. On the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into the war, this is one.
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Jerusalem patriarch denounces wave of retaliations after teen murders
Leaders must ‘say enough; enough for the mothers, enough for the innocent persons.’
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Pope Meets With Sex Abuse Victims: ‘Despicable actions’ caused by clergy have been hidden for too long
Francis says ‘despicable actions’ caused by the clergy have been hidden for too long.
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New Exemption Sought from Obama: Religious, civic leaders ask for religious exemption on hiring policy
Religious and civic leaders urged President Barack Obama to include a religious exemption in the planned White House executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity.In a July 1 letter, the group of 14 faith leaders said they agreed with
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One-time Scranton Priest Under Papal Investigation: Pope sends delegation to Paraguay look into abuse allegations
Pope Francis is sending a cardinal and a bishop to Paraguay to investigate the activities of a priest previously accused of sex abuse in Pennsylvania, the Vatican’s diplomatic envoy to the Latin American country said.The cardinal and the bishop will visit the Diocese of Ciudad del Este, in the
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Central African Crisis Continues: Bishops decry ‘laxity’ of transitional government
Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic criticized their country's transitional government for failing to "revive hopes" and end months of conflict between Islamist and Christian forces despite international backing.The bishops said July 2 that the January election of Presiden
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Pope Urges End to Land Mines: U.S. takes a few steps closer to ban in Mozambique
At conference in Mozambique the U.S. took a few tentative steps toward the land mine ban.
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U.S. Bishops Seek Protection for Border Kids, Not Deportation
Bishop Eusebio Elizondo auxiliary bishop of Seattle and chairman of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops rsquo Committee on Migration called upon the Obama Administration on July 2 to reconsider its request to Congress for ldquo fast track rdquo authority to expedite the removal of unaccompa