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Bethlehem University is establishing a Tourism Institute to train students to work in the tourism industry, said vice chancellor Br. Peter Bray.

Holy Land school contributes to rebounding tourism industry

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At Bethlehem University education is not about personal fulfillment. It’s the only way to transform a society that has been locked in conflict with Israel for 70 years, where unemployment runs at nearly one-third of the working age population (32.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2018, according to the World Bank) and a quarter of the population lives on less than $5.50 per day.

Shahbaz Bhatti was Pakistan’s only Catholic and Christian cabinet minister.

Pope Francis praises witness of Pakistani Catholic, 'servant of God' killed in 2011

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VATICAN – Servant of God Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic politician from Pakistan who was killed in 2011, is a witness of how to act with love in the face of hatred, Pope Francis said Friday.
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago has been appointed by Pope Francis to be part of the organizing committee for the Vatican's Feb. 21-24 global bishops meeting to address clerical sexual abuse. Cardinal Cupich is pictured in front of Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna of Malta, also appointed a member of the committee, at the Vatican Oct. 18.

Women say church leaders must listen to survivors before Vatican abuse summit

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ROME – Three female survivors of sexual abuse by priests called on church leaders preparing for a February summit at the Vatican to listen to the voices of victims and to end a "culture of cover-up" that has dragged on for decades.
People hold posters showing the image of St. Oscar Romero during a 2014 protest in San Salvador, El Salvador. The protest was against the decision of the mayor to name a street after deceased Army Maj. Roberto D'Aubuisson, allegedly the mastermind of the 1980 killing of St. Romero.

Salvadoran human rights office pushes courts to prosecute St. Oscar Romero assassin

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WAAHINGTON – The human rights office for the Archdiocese of San Salvador is taking the country's judicial system to task, urging the prompt prosecution of those responsible in the assassination of St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero, calling for an end to "creative" excuses for not doing so.
A Bangladeshi United Nations peacekeeping soldier stands amid homes destroyed by violence in 2017 in the abandoned village of Yade, Central African Republic. Bishops in the Central African Republic have declared two days of mourning for victims of recent massacres.

Central African Republic bishops call for 'day of sorrow and prayer' after massacre near cathedral

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WARSAW, Poland – Bishops in the Central African Republic urged Catholics to boycott their country's National Day observance Dec. 1 to protest the failure of government and United Nations forces to prevent the massacre of church members by rebel groups.
Bishop Oliver Doeme of Maiduguri, Nigeria, is pictured during a Nov. 27 interview with Catholic News Service in Washington.

Nigerian Catholics victimized by Boko Haram have 'unshakable faith', bishop says

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WASHINGTON – Bishop Oliver D. Doeme of Maiduguri, Nigeria, has seen his share of death, violence and destruction in the past nine years, but he keeps his focus on his firm belief that the local church will be restored.
As head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, along with some victims of clergy abuse, will be involved in the preparatory work for the meeting, the Vatican said.

Abuse summit ‘critical’ for Church, Cardinal O'Malley says

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VATICAN – The universal Church will face a critical juncture when Pope Francis meets with the world’s bishops to address the abuse and protection of minors, said Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley as the Vatican named members of the organizing committee for the February conference.

Pope Benedict XVI greets Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, during his visit to the main synagogue in Rome in this 2010 file photo. The now retired pontiff sent a letter correcting a German theologian who implied that Pope Benedict encouraged the evangelization of the Jewish people as a mission.

Pope Emeritus corrects 'false insinuation' by German theologian

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VATICAN – Retired Pope Benedict XVI sent a letter correcting a German theologian who implied that the former pontiff encouraged the evangelization of the Jewish people as a mission.
Part of a caravan of Central American migrants trying to reach the U.S. make their way to the border fence between Mexico and the United States Nov. 25 in Tijuana, Mexico.

Bishops urge for compassion toward migrants amid rising caravan concerns

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HOUSTON – Laredo's Bishop James A. Tamayo is calling church leaders and lay faithful to "extend the compassion of Christ" to those who come to Catholic churches in need.
Kenyan Mill Hill Father Cosmas Omboto Ondari, parochial vicar of St. Martin of Tours Parish in Kembong, Cameroon, was killed Nov. 21 outside his church.

Kenyan priest killed in Cameroon shot by government soldiers, bishop says

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NAIROBI, Kenya – Although official reports say Mill Hill Father Cosmas Omboto Ondari was caught in the crossfire of government and opposition forces, the local bishop says Father Ondari was killed by government soldiers.
A thermal power plant is seen Nov. 21 near residential buildings in Beijing. As government delegations from across the globe prepare for a Dec. 2-14 U.N. conference on climate change, Catholic organizations are urging radical steps and pledging to make the church's voice heard.

Catholic groups pledge to make church's voice heard at U.N. climate conference

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WARSAW, Poland – As government delegations from across the globe prepare for a Dec. 2-14 U.N. conference on climate change, Catholic organizations are pledging to make the church's voice heard.
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