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Faith News
December 02, 2016
Father Stanley Rother is the first recognized martyr from the United States.
Politics & Society Signs Of the Times
November 23, 2016
As intersectinginternational interests collide, what is unfolding in Syria is a veritable "workshop of cruelty," Pope Francis told governing members of Caritas Internationalis on Nov. 17. • An outspoken priest in Veracruz, Mexico, who had been reported missing on Nov. 11, the Rev.
Faith Signs Of the Times
November 23, 2016
In an apostolic letter released at the close of the Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis called on the Catholic Church worldwide "to promote a culture of mercy in which no one looks at another with indifference or turns away from the suffering of our brothers and sisters."
Faith Signs Of the Times
November 23, 2016
The church is not a prop for one’s ego, a soapbox for ideas or a suit of armor protecting a sad life, Pope Francis said in an interview published in the Nov. 18 edition of Avvenire, an Italian Catholic newspaper.
Politics & Society Signs Of the Times
November 23, 2016
Yangon Cardinal Charles Bo said it was time to "reverse the trend" of a 60-year decline in Myanmar.
Politics & Society Signs Of the Times
November 17, 2016
Cardinal-designate Cupich urged U.S. bishops to “speak in a pastoral way to calm the fears of people and let them know that we are advocates for them,"
Politics & Society Signs Of the Times
November 17, 2016
The day before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Pope Francis said he would make no judgments about the candidate and was interested only in the impact his policies would have on the poor.
Politics & Society Signs Of the Times
November 17, 2016
“Two priorities that we have are unity and governance,” said Jonathan Reyes, executive director of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development. “So this divisive election—we somehow have to get to the other side. That will not be easy,
Politics & Society Signs Of the Times
November 17, 2016
Euthanasia is occurring in Quebec at three times the rate the government predicted, but obtaining accurate statistics on medically assisted deaths across Canada is almost impossible and could lead to abuse, according to opponents of the practice.
Politics & Society Signs Of the Times
November 17, 2016
The Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference, which includes the bishops of Sudan and South Sudan, said in a statement released on Nov. 8 that "there is nothing more needed than forgiveness"; to heal the divisions both countries have experienced over decades of conflict.