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A protester against Donald Trump's candidacy screams at a man reciting passages from Scripture July 18 outside of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (CNS photo/Lucas Jackson, Reuters)
"People should expect real dialogue and discussion and not just a battle of words."
Blessed Teresa of Kolkata cares for a sick man in an undated photo. (CNS photo/KNA)
There are poor peacemakers like Mother Teresa "who give their lives to help one person, then another and another and another," Pope Francis said.
Margot Patterson
To be a Muslim anywhere is to be regarded as suspect; to be a Muslim refugee is to be persona non grata.
There are truths about ourselves that we alone know. And there are others that everyone, except us, can see.
"For us, it has always been the heart of the community. It's the cornerstone of our community."
The proposal also calls for a vote on an arms embargo on South Sudan if U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reports within a month that authorities have blocked the regional force.
Refugee Olympic Team's Yolande Mabika, left, and Linda Bolder of Israel compete in judo during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Aug. 10. (CNS photo/Toru Hanai, Reuters)
"This team is the victory scream of all refugees. People believe that we don't belong anywhere, but we do ... we belong to the world and the world belongs to all."
People dig graves July 24 for victims of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. State Department's annual report on international religious freedom highlights Muslim violence against other Muslims. (CNS photo/Jawad Jalali, EPA)
"All residents of countries where laws or social norms encourage the death penalty for blasphemy are vulnerable to attacks."
U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, a Catholic, competes on the floor exercise during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Aug. 7. (CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters)
I don't use it to pray before a competition. I'll just pray normally to myself, but I have it there in case."
“We still have a huge educational challenge before us so that the American [Catholic] bishops are more aware of the document."