Christ calls us to “travel the long, difficult, but liberating road to reconciliation.”
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Pope Francis Begins Discussion of Families: Calls for ‘intelligent, courageous, loving’ approach
The church must help people recognize “how beautiful, true and good it is to start a family.”
Rice Gets Three Years for Peace Protest: Fellow activists also sentenced for breaking into U.S. weapons facility
A woman religious and two Catholic peace activists were sentenced to prison for several years for breaking into a Tennessee nuclear weapons facility and defacing its walls in July 2012.Sister Megan Rice, 84, of Washington, a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, was sentenced on Feb. 18 to
Call for An End to Violence in Kiev: Pope, Ukrainian church leaders issue pleas
Violent confrontations between protesters and police left more than two dozen people dead.
U.K.’s New Welfare Reforms a ‘Disgrace’ : Says London’s Cardinal Nichols
Reforms are aimed at forcing millions of people capable of work off unemployment benefits.
U.S. Asks for Humanitarian Access in Syria: Raises relief commitment to $1.7 billion
New aid package raises relief commitment to $1.7 billion, but access still an issue.
Belgium Passes Euthanasia for Children : Requires children to be “conscious of their decision” after “repeated requests to die”
Law requires children to be “conscious of their decision” after “repeated requests to die.”
Syria: Children Endure ‘Unspeakable’ Suffering: UN tracks months of civil wars’ horror
Government and allied rebels responsible for countless killings, maiming and torture.
UN Urges Changes in Vatican Policies: U.N. committee presses on child abuse, church teaching
A U.N. committee insists that the Vatican publish detailed statistics on clerical sexual abuse.
Bishop’s Two Worlds Engulfed in Violence : Praying over Syria and Egypt
Christians in Egypt and Syria threatened by civil unrest and extremist violence.
