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News/International

The Congolese Bishops have abandoned attempts to arrange a government-opposition power-sharing agreement amid setbacks and rising violence.

Congo's bishops give up on peace mediation amid rising violence

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KINSHASA, Congo – Catholic bishops in Congo have abandoned attempts to arrange a government-opposition power-sharing agreement, amid rising violence.

The scheduled March for Life in Lima, Peru on Saturday March 25 was turned into a drive for aid for disaster victims, as the country continues to be hit by devastating floods and mudslides.

Peru's March for Life transforms into aid for flood victims

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LIMA, Peru – The March for Life in Lima, Peru on Saturday (March 25) was transformed into a Solidarity March, with volunteers gathering several tons of food and nearly 4,000 gallons of water for those who have lost their homes in the ongoing devastating floods throughout the country.

Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, Vatican undersecretary for relations with states, delivers a message from Pope Francis to a U.N. conference on nuclear weapons March 27 in New York City.

Global peace, security demand end to nuclear weapons, Pope tells U.N.

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VATICAN CITY – Today's threats to global peace and security must be countered through dialogue and development, not nuclear weapons, Pope Francis told the United Nations.

An editorial of Mexico City diocese's publication 'Desde la Fe,' said that companies wishing to work on U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed border wall are "traitors."

Mexican archdiocese: Companies that work on border wall are 'traitors'

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CUERNAVACA, Mexico – An editorial in a publication of the Archdiocese of Mexico City condemned Mexican companies wishing to work on the proposed wall being built on the U.S.-Mexico border as "traitors."

U.S. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks during a seminar on safeguarding children at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome March 23.

Vatican sex abuse commission seeks new ways to be informed by victims

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VATICAN CITY – Following the resignation of a prominent member and abuse survivor, a pontifical commission charged with addressing issues related to clergy sex abuse vowed to continue to seek input from victims and survivors.

Bishop Ramon Castro Castro of Cuernavaca, Mexico, poses March 26 in the Assumption of Mary Cathedral in front of an image of St. Christopher from the colonial period.

Mexican bishop comes under attack for suspecting corruption

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CUERNAVACA, Mexico – For years, bishops in Cuernavaca have requested repairs to the 1525 Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary.

Pope Francis is accompanied by Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan as he greets people during a meeting with clergy and religious at the Duomo in Milan March 25. The pope was making a one day visit to Milan.

Pope spends Milan visit with poor and those who minister to them

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ROME – Visiting Milan, the center of Italian fashion and finance, Pope Francis spent the morning with the poor and those who minister to them.

Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass at Monza Park near Milan March 25.

Pope asks children to promise Jesus they will never be bullies

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ROME (CNS) – Pope Francis asked 45,000 children preparing for confirmation to promise Jesus they would never engage in bullying.

Left to right: Franco, Leandro, Mateo and Mauri have started a successful pizza service in Argentina.

Four friends with Down syndrome started a thriving pizza service in Argentina

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Mateo studied baking and Leandro pastry making. Franco and Mauricio wanted to be waiters. These overlapping interests led the four friends with Down syndrome to start a successful pizza service in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

People march in support of immigrants and refugees in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since 2007, Minnesota has resettled more than 20,700 refugees.

Family trumps fear for Minnesota refugee served by Catholic Charities

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MINNEAPOLIS – Suad Gele didn't know about the incoming U.S. president – or his proposed policies' potential impact on immigrants and refugees – when she came to the United States as a refugee in December 2016.

Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, president of the Pan-Amazonian Church Network, poses for a photo in Washington March 23. He said Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," made it clear that the church "must participate in the defense of the Amazon."

Indigenous, accompanied by church, fight for rights in Amazon rainforest

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WASHINGTON – The railroad runs more than 550 miles through 27 communities in the Brazilian Amazon. It runs so close to people's homes that the houses have cracked, and some people have hearing loss.

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