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Pope Francis asked God to “console and strengthen all who mourn (Mandela’s) loss.”

“To him, people mattered because of who they were, not the position they held.”

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston announced the decision at a Vatican briefing for reporters on Dec. 5.

The tense conditions have left people barricaded in their homes in the capital, Bangui.

Pope Francis is “a prophet who sees the world as it is and has the courage to say so.”

Pope Francis lays out a vision of the church dedicated to society’s poorest and most vulnerable.

International and national church aid officials lost contact with their local counterparts.

International organizations which help people recover from disasters such as floods, famines and earthquakes are missing opportunities to achieve more, according to a new report commissioned by ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam and Tearfund. The report concludes that when international aid

Catholic Charities has left the building, in Detroit. At least temporarily. Even as the city of Detroit grapples with the implications of bankruptcy, because of a recent consolidation and reorganization the area’s Catholic Charities services have been going through an upheaval of their own. Th