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News/International

Pope Francis greets Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad, Iraq, during a meeting with Chaldean Catholics at the Church of St. Simon the Tanner in Tbilisi, Georgia, in this Sept. 30, 2016, file photo.

Naming Chaldean as cardinal is gift to struggling church, archbishop says

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BEIRUT – Pope Francis' naming of Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako as cardinal is a gift to the Chaldean Catholic church, which has been struggling in the face of terrorism, said an Iraqi archbishop.
A relative mourns during the funeral of eight-month-old Palestinian Laila al-Ghandour, who died after inhaling tear gas during a May 15 protest against the U.S embassy move to Jerusalem.

Violence on Israel-Gaza border prompts calls for prayers, dialogue and investigation

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With at least 60 killed and over 2,700 injured, Canadian Catholics can’t just shrug and say the violence on the Israel-Gaza border is not their problem.

Chilean clerical sex abuse survivor Juan Carlos Cruz attends a news conference at the Foreign Press Association building in Rome May 2.

Abuse survivor says Pope told him God loves him the way he is

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VATICAN – An abuse survivor, who had been disparaged for being a homosexual, said that Pope Francis told him that God made him that way and loved him for who he was.
Religious leaders say new NAFTA shouldn't restrict access to medicines

Religious leaders say new NAFTA shouldn't restrict access to medicines

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WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services was one of seven U.S. religious leaders asking that any new North American Free Trade Agreement "avoid enhanced and extended monopolies on life-essential medicines."
People walk past a pro-life poster in Dublin May 7. Ireland votes May 25 on whether the right to life of the unborn should continue to be enshrined in the constitution.

Irish bishops make final appeal for a 'no' vote on abortion referendum

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DUBLIN – Irish bishops used Pentecost Sunday Masses to make a final appeal for people to reject a government proposal to remove the right to life of unborn children from the country's constitution and pave the way for abortion up to 12 weeks' gestation.
Cardinals attend the Good Friday service led by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this March 30 file photo. The pope announced May 20 that he will create 14 new cardinals at a June 29 consistory.

Pope will create 14 new cardinals in June

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VATICAN – Pope Francis announced he would make 14 new cardinals June 29, giving the red cardinal's hat to the papal almoner, the Iraq-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan, among others.
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, delivers the homily during the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Jan. 18 in Washington.

Title X restrictions on Planned Parenthood a 'major victory'

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WASHINGTON – Pro-life advocates lauded a federal government proposal that aims to remove Title X funding from programs and facilities that promote and perform abortions.
Newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 11. Malaysian bishops called upon Catholics to pray for peace and reconciliation following Mahathir's election.

Malaysian bishops say country can set new course after election

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia's bishops have broken their collective silence following the May 9 win by the Mahathir Mohamad-led opposition, calling it a golden opportunity to set the nation on a new course.
Pope Francis and 34 Chilean bishops begin meeting late May 15 to discuss the clerical sexual abuse crisis in Chile. Every bishop in Chile offered his resignation to the Pope after a three-day meeting with him at the Vatican.

All of Chile's bishops offer resignations after meeting Pope on sex abuse

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VATICAN – Every bishop in Chile offered his resignation to Pope Francis after a three-day meeting at the Vatican to discuss the clerical sexual abuse scandal.
Colombian Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos died May 18 in Rome at the age of 88. He is pictured walking near the Vatican April 16, 2005.

Colombian Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos dies at 88

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VATICAN – Colombian Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, a longtime Vatican official, died early May 18 in Rome at the age of 88.
A demonstrator holds a crucifix during a protest against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua, Nicaragua, May 15.

Church mediates Nicaraguan talks; bishop urges embattle president to change tactics

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MEXICO CITY – A Nicaraguan bishop urged the country's embattled president to "reconsider" his repression tactics as the country convulses with protests against corruption and authoritarian rule and the Catholic Church tries to play the role of mediator.
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