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News/International

Pope Francis celebrates the baptism of 13 babies from earthquake zones in Italy in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican Jan. 14.

Pope baptizes babies born in Italian earthquake zone

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VATICAN CITY – In a gesture of closeness to those who lost loved ones and homes following several devastating earthquakes, Pope Francis baptized 13 babies from central Italy.

Bishop Giorgio Bertin, the apostolic administrator of Mogadishu and president of Caritas Somalia, says there are signs of hope as Somalia's presidential election approaches.

Bishop in Somalia sees signs of hope as presidential election approaches

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NAIROBI, Kenya – As presidential elections approach in Somalia, the bishop who serves as apostolic administrator sees signs of hope, but he says changes are needed.

Archbishop of Canterbury is reportedly preparing a statement calling for repentance for the violence of the English Reformation.

Church of England expected to recognize 'lasting damage' of Reformation-era violence

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LONDON, England – Ahead of the Church of England’s General Synod, the Archbishop of Canterbury is reportedly preparing a statement that will recognize the violence of the English Reformation.

At least 37 people were killed Monday after a Turkish cargo plane crashed into the village of Dacha-Suu in an attempt to land at Bishkek airport.

Pope sends condolences to Kyrgyzstan town devastated by plane crash

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis Monday sent a telegram to survivors of a cargo plane crash in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, expressing his sorrow for all those who died and sending his prayers for the rescue efforts.

Pope Francis is pictured with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at the Vatican Jan. 14.

New embassy a sign of Pope's love for Palestine, President Abbas says

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VATICAN CITY – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked Pope Francis for his support of the country's new embassy to the Holy See.

The Community of Sant’Egidio has opened up San Callisto Church as an overnight shelter for those who would otherwise be on the streets.

Dinner and a warm place to sleep: How the Vatican is reaching out to Rome's homeless

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ROME, Italy – As colder weather settled over Rome last week, two area charities have found ways to reach out to those without food or shelter during the cold winter nights: one by turning a church into a temporary shelter, another by partnering with a newly-opened McDonald’s near the Vatican.

A restorer works on a wall of mosaic tiles in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

Treasures at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity is being restored

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ROME – It is revered by different Christian sects and draws more than a million visitors to the Holy Land every year, making it the biggest tourist attraction in the Palestinian territories.

Refugees who fled the famine in Somalia wait in a reception area in 2011 at a camp in Dadaab, Kenya. Catholic Charities of St. Paul-Minneapolis are helping settle down a Somali refugee family.

Minnesota Catholic agencies 'welcome the stranger' with Somali refugees

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Somali couple with three children is seeking a new life in Minnesota thanks to a Catholic Charities’ resettlement program that cites a Christian imperative for its work.

Dr. Anas Safadi, a cardiologist with the Syrian American Medical Society, checks his Syrian refugee patient Jan. 11 at Gardens Hospital in Amman, Jordan, after performing free heart catheter surgery the previous day.

U.S. doctors, nurses treat Syrian refugees for free in Jordan

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MAFRAQ, Jordan – American doctors and nurses on a medical mission to Jordan are performing badly needed surgeries and other medical treatment free of charge to thousands of Syrian refugees who can no longer afford basic health care.

Villagers embrace in 2014 on the grounds of the Monastery of Boy Rabe in Bangui, Central African Republic.

Peacebuilding partnership helps Central Africans heal after conflict

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BANGUI, Central African Republic – Blindfolds secured tightly, more than a dozen men and women are led by their partners around leafy plants and trees in the compound of an international charity.

Under certain circumstances and after long prayer and a profound examination of conscience, some divorced and civilly remarried Catholics may return to the sacraments, said the bishops of Malta, responding to Pope Francis' exhortation, "Amoris Laetitia".

Bishops of Malta open door for divorced, remarried Catholics to receive sacraments

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VATICAN CITY — Under certain circumstances and after long prayer and a profound examination of conscience, some divorced and civilly remarried Catholics may return to the sacraments, said the bishops of Malta.

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