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Last year, Katie Hafner for the New York Times reported that in Britain and the United States, roughly one in three people older than 65 live alone.

Loneliness among the elderly is a growing problem around the world

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DENVER, Colo. – It was August in Rome, the dog days of summer, and most people had left the Eternal City for the beach or another summer holiday destination.

Twelve men are set to be ordained priests in Scotland this year, which is a 20-year high for a region that has averaged five ordinations a year.

An answer to prayers: priestly ordinations reach new peak in Scotland

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EDINBURGH, Scotland – Twelve men are set to be ordained priests in Scotland this year, a 20-year high that Catholic leaders credited to prayers and other work to encourage vocations.

A delegation from Uganda tours a greenhouse June 6 at Paris High School in St. Paris, Ark. Pictured from left are: Paris agriculture teacher Nicole Beirne; Bruce White, Catholic Relief Services project director; George Ntibarikure, agriculture adviser for CRS in Uganda; Mathias Mutema Mulumba with the National Curriculum Development Center; and Ronald Ddungu, deputy head teacher at the Gayaza Girls High School in Uganda.

Young farmers in the U.S., Uganda learn to help each other

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – If a man is taught to farm, he is sustained for life.

Venerable Sagarananda Tien and Father James Gardiner, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, talk as children from the U.S. Zen Institute summer camp eat lunch July 12 at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington. The Buddhist children spent the afternoon learning about Christianity, St. Francis and the Franciscans as way to understand other traditions and cultures, said Tien.

Holy Land Franciscans build interreligious bridges with Buddhist camp

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WASHINGTON – Some of the children seemed fascinated with the life-size scene of Jesus on the cross. Some of the youngest wondered what was happening, why did people look so sad, they asked looking at the scene of Calvary.

Rescuers view a damaged building following an earthquake July 6 in the Philippine province of Leyte. A week after the magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the province, hundreds of residents continue to live in temporary shelters.

After strong earthquake, some Philippine communities need to be relocated

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MANILA, Philippines – A week after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the central Philippine province of Leyte, hundreds of residents were still living in temporary shelters.

Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was recently released from a prison in China's northeast, died July 13 at age 61. He is pictured in an 1995 photo.

Hong Kong Catholics pray for Nobel winner days before his death

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HONG KONG – Hong Kong Christians came together to pray for terminally ill Liu Xiaobo, less than a week before his death.

Blessed Alojzije Stepinac, left, enters a Zagreb courtroom in 1946. A commission of Croatian and Serbian experts studying Cardinal Stepinac's life said they were unable to reach a conclusion on questions regarding the controversial martyr's history.

Serbs, Croats conclude study of Blessed Stepinac's controversial life

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VATICAN CITY – A commission of Croatian and Serbian experts studying Blessed Alojzije Stepinac's life said they were unable to reach a conclusion on questions regarding the controversial martyr's history.

The Maltese parliament voted 66-1 to legalize same-sex marriage Wednesday

Malta vote to legalize same-sex marriage over Catholic Church protest

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VALLETTA, Malta – Lawmakers in predominantly Roman Catholic Malta legalized same-sex marriage Wednesday (July 12), joining much of Western Europe by replacing the traditional "you are now husband and wife" declaration in civil ceremonies with "you are now spouses."

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Oriental Institute, is on an official visit to Ukraine July 11-17.

There’s hope for the future in Ukraine, says Cardinal Sandri during visit

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KYIV, Ukraine – Shortly after Pope Francis donated money to help those suffering from Ukraine's ongoing conflict, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri arrived in the country, saying that while pained, he sees hope for the future.

French President Emmanuel Macron is under attack for linking Africa's development issue with overpopulation while ignoring effects of France's imperialism.

Macron scrutinized for blaming Africa's poverty on high birthrate

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HAMBURG, Germany – French President Emmanuel Macron has been under attack for identifying Africa’s development issue as a problem of overpopulation, ignoring the effects of France’s imperialism.

15 U.S. Marines and one U.S. Navy corpsman died July 10 when their refuelling and cargo plane, a KC-130, similar to the one pictured, crashed.

Archbishop for U.S. military asks prayers for 16 killed in Marine plane crash

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WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services asked for prayers for the 15 Marines and one Navy corpsman who died July 10 when a Marine refuelling and cargo plane crashed in a soybean field in rural Mississippi near the town of Itta Bena.

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