Backstabbing and gossip hurt people and harm God's desire for a united human family, Pope Francis said. Unity is a gift from God, "but often we struggle to live it out," he said. "We are the ones who create lacerations."The pope also asked people to pray for persecuted C
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Saving Women From a Relentless Conflict: Congo’s Sister Angelique Namaika honored by United Nations
'It is not my work only. It is the Lord's." Such was the summation of Sister Angelique Namaika, a member of the Augustine Sisters of Dungu and Doruma, as she spoke to reporters in an international conference call upon winning the Nansen Refugee Award bestowed annually by the U.N. H
Wuerl Urges ‘Civilization of Love’: Responding to Washington Navy Yard shooting
One day after the tragic shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl celebrated a Mass for consolation and healing in which he prayed for the victims of the rampage and asked God to "heal the wounds in our society so that we can prevent tragedies such as we have just witnesse
Report: Assad Government to Blame: Human Rights Watch finds ‘telltale’ evidence of Sarin gas
Researchers with the New York-based Human Rights Watch today charged that the Syrian government is the likely culprit in chemical weapons attack on rebel-held suburbs of Damascus, which according to the Obama administration resulted in the deaths of 1429 people, including 426 children. The attacks a
U.S. Bishops Urge ‘Political Solution’ to Syria Crisis: Rights group reports Syrian military responsible for CW attack
“We ask the United States to work with other governments to obtain a ceasefire.”
Agencies Prepare for Syrian Refugee Wave: Crisis could worsen after U.S. strike
Tanil Kahiaian, a refugee from the Syrian city of Aleppo, said he is doing what he can for the others fleeing his country. He, his wife and two children escaped the Syrian war almost a year ago, and since he has watched "tens of thousands" pour into neighboring Turkey as he did."It is
Pope Wishes ‘Happy New Year’ to Jews Worldwide: Francis meets with Jewish leaders, calls for increased dialogue.
Pope Francis meets with Jewish leaders, calls for increased dialogue.
Church Leaders Oppose Military Intervention in Syria: Call for dialogue and negotiation
The path of dialogue and negotiation is the only option to end the conflict.
Fifty Years Later, Challenges Remain
Nation’s leaders speak from the Lincoln Memorial on “Dream” anniversary.
Syrian-Born Patriarch: ‘Enough With the Intervention’: Says intervention in Syria “will spread like a world war.”
Church leader says intervention in Syria “will spread like a world war.”
