Catholic News Service
ROME – With so much suffering, poverty and exploitation in the world, missionary work must also include reaching out to people whose hearts are closed to receiving immigrants and refugees, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Myanmar.
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International
December 15, 2017
Congo's bishops urge clergy to toll their church bells until election
KINSHASA, Congo – Catholic bishops in Congo have instructed clergy to toll their church bells each week until fresh elections are held.
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International
December 15, 2017
Priest makes documentary with survivors of Canada's residential schools
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Father Larry Lynn was wrapping up a visit to the Northwest Territories, interviewing aboriginal survivors of residential schools about their experiences, when he thought to ask his tour guide about her life.
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International
December 13, 2017
U.K. bishops make appeal for child refugees
MANCHESTER, England – U.K. Catholic leaders urged the British government to accept more child refugees from northern France after reports that hundreds of young people are being forced to sleep outdoors in low temperatures.
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International
December 13, 2017
Philippine Congress extends martial law in southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Martial law in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao, originally aimed at quelling a terrorist attack in Marawi in May, has been extended for another year.
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International
December 13, 2017
God's greatness can be found in the little things, Pope says
VATICAN – God shows his greatness through his tenderness toward his children like a loving father, Pope Francis said.
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Reflections
December 14, 2017
Bishops condemn selling of Nigerians into slavery in Libya
LAGOS, Nigeria – A trio of Nigerian bishops condemned the enslavement of Nigerians who traveled to Libya for work, calling the practice a horrific abuse of human dignity.
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International
December 14, 2017
Trump calls for end to immigration programs after terrorist attempt
WASHINGTON – While many Catholics took to social media asking for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the life of migrants who have come to the U.S. seeking a better life, President Donald Trump called, on Dec. 12, her feast day, for an end to two immigration programs.
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International
December 12, 2017
Sunday has lost its sense as day of rest, renewal in Christ, Pope says
VATICAN – Just like a plant needs sun and nourishment to survive, every Christian needs the light of Sunday and the sustenance of the Eucharist to truly live, Pope Francis said.
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Faith
MANILA, Philippines – A day after police killed a Christian pastor they tagged as a member of the communist New People’s Army, gunmen killed a 72-year-old Catholic priest on the main Philippine island of Luzon.
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International