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Ken Hackett, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, is pictured in his office at the embassy in Rome Dec. 15. Hackett's last day as ambassador will be Jan. 20, when U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Outgoing US-Vatican Ambassador Ken Hackett looks back on Pope Francis
Pope Francis puts his credibility on the line not only in the foreign policy field, but also in the pastoral field, outgoing U.S. Vatican Ambassador Ken Hackett says.
The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a 2013 rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act at a health care center in Jackson, Miss. (CNS photo/Jonathan Bachman, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Catholic bishops urge Congress not to repeal Obamacare without a replacement
The law has brought about important gains in coverage and those gains should be protected.
Politics & SocietyNews
Why one U.S. bishop will advocate differently for Iraqi religious minorities
The Iraqi Catholic clergy do not want to see a safe corridor set up for Christians.
Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M., kneels by a stone that reads "We Refuse To Be Enemies" Jan. 16 at the entrance to the Tent of Nations in the West Bank, near Bethlehem. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)
Politics & SocietyNews
These bishops are learning firsthand about a battle over Israeli settlements
Embroiled in a legal battle to protect their property from confiscation by the Israeli government, the Nasser family has made their farm a symbol of nonviolent resistance.
n this Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, Cameroon soldiers stand guard at a lookout post as they take part in operations against the Islamic extremists group Boko Haram, their guard post is on Elbeid bridge, left rear, that separates northern Cameroon form Nigeria's Borno state near the village of Fotokol, Cameroon. Nigerian Air Force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2017, killing more than 100 refugees and wounding aid workers, a
Politics & SocietyNews
Nigerian government mistakenly bombs refugee camp instead of Boko Haram
The attack killed more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
Pope Francis speaks with Fra' Matthew Festing, the 79th prince and grand master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, during a private audience at the Vatican June 20. (CNS photo/Claudio Peri, pool via Reuters) (June 23, 2014)
FaithNews
The Vatican responds to Knights of Malta's attempt to discredit the pope's investigation
The remarkable showdown is the latest example Pope Francis clashing with more conservative elements in the Catholic Church.
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Is it easier to see your own sin in outer space?
Why is it easier to explore the gritty reality of racism, sexism or elitism when it’s set in another world?
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Mexican church reels after murder of another priest

“It is sad to see how every sector of society has now become a target of violence, and [clergy] are no exception.”

FaithIn All Things
I like priests. I just wish their homilies were shorter.

Long homilies risk charging in as an interruption on the main event: the Eucharist.

Pope Francis on Trump
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"A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not a Christian." - Pope Francis speaks on Donald Trump aboard the papal plane