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A statue of Mary is seen outside St. James Church in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in this Feb. 26, 2011, file photo. The local bishop says again that the Virgin Mary has not appeared in Medjugorje.

Local bishop says again Mary is not appearing in Medjugorje

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VATICAN CITY – "The Virgin Mary has not appeared in Medjugorje," said Bishop Ratko Peric of Mostar-Duvno, the diocese in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which includes Medjugorje.

Syro-Malabar Father Robin Vadakkancheril, vicar of St Sebastian's Church in Kottiyoor, pictured, was arrested for rape of a minor after a teen girl in his parish gave birth.

Indian priest arrested, charged with rape after teen delivers child

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NEW DELHI – Police in India's Kerala state arrested a 48-year-old priest and charged him with rape of a minor after a teen girl in his parish delivered a baby.

Several Melkite bishops boycotted the bishops' synod June 2016, demanding the resignation of Patriarch Gregoire III Laham, pictured at the Vatican in 2015.

Reconciliation marks Melkite bishops' synod after months of interruption

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BEIRUT – The Melkite Catholic Church resumed its Synod of Bishops after nearly an eight-month interruption.

Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan recalls the influential late-cardinal Jaimie Sim, pictured, Feb. 26 as the Philippines deals with thousands of deaths as a result of President Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs.'

Philippine archbishop recalls deceased Cardinal Sin in time of upheaval

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MANILA, Philippines – Expressing concern about thousands of deaths in the nation's so-called "war on drugs," the president of the Philippine bishops' conference has sought courage from a deceased cardinal whose influence helped overthrow a dictator in the mid-1980s.

Father Gerardo Silvestre Hernandez, a priest in the Archdiocese of Antequera Oaxaca, is the first priest in Mexico to be convicted of sexual assault.

First priest in Mexico convicted of sexual abuse gets 16 years in prison

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MEXICO CITY – A priest in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has been sentenced to 16 years and 6 months in prison for sexual abuse, marking the first ever conviction of a Catholic clergyman for such a crimes in the country.

Pope Francis delivers his blessing during an evening prayer service at All Saints' Anglican Church in Rome Feb. 26. It was the first time a pope has visited an Anglican place of worship in Rome.

Humility is first step to unity, Pope says during visit to Anglican parish.

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VATICAN CITY – During his Sunday (Feb. 26) visit to Rome’s Anglican parish of All Saints, which marked the first time a Roman Pontiff has set foot in an Anglican parish inside his own diocese, Pope Francis voiced gratitude for the good relations Catholics and Anglicans now enjoy, and said that on the path toward full communion, humility has to be the point of departure.

Erika Bachiochi, left, a visiting fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and The University of Chicago law professor Dr. Mary Anne Case debated about women and the Catholic Church Feb. 23.

Is the Catholic Church anti-woman? Two feminist scholars debate

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BOULDER, Col. – For Erika Bachiochi, the Catholic Church has been able to offer a genuine pro-woman theology which not only safeguards and protects her stance as a feminist, but also enhances her ability to be strong in all aspects of her life.

A young Syrian man receives medical treatment July 21 at a field hospital in the region of Douma in Damascus, Syria.

How Catholic hospitals can literally help heal Syria

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ROME, Italy – There are about three million people without heath care in war-torn Syria, and the papal envoy to the country has launched a project to help some of them.

The bollard steel border fence splits the U.S. from Mexico in this view east of central Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 19.

Some Catholics attack immigration policies, others urge new approach

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WASHINGTON – Donald Trump campaigned by saying he would aggressively go after the country's 11 million unauthorized immigrants, promising deportation forces and a border wall with Mexico paid for by the United States' neighbor to the south. 

Juan Grabois, an attorney with the Confederation of Workers of the Popular Economy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, pictured Feb. 17, was among the speakers at the U.S. Regional World Meeting of Popular Movements in Modesto, Calif.

Argentine attorney representing workers stays friends with Pope Francis

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MODESTO, Calif. – Grass-roots organizing that seeks to overcome what Pope Francis has called "the economy of exclusion" is vital to the work of the Catholic Church, said an Argentine attorney who has stayed friends with the pontiff for a decade.

Syrian refugees Ahmed Al Kango and his wife, Sahar, help their children learn English Feb. 7 in their home in Elkhorn, Neb. Pictured from left, the children are Mohamad, Ghaith and Abdulrazzaq.

It's families helping families as Catholics, others aid Syrian refugees

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OMAHA, Neb. – It's families helping families. That's the bottom line as parishes and Catholic ministries step up to help refugee families – most recently, several from war-torn Syria – adjust to a new life in the United States.

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