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News/International

Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 31.

Pope prays for Spanish nun murdered in Haiti

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VATICAN CITY – Remembering religious women who too often are the targets of violence around the world, Pope Francis led prayers for a Spanish sister murdered Sept. 2 in Haiti.

Missionaries of Charity nuns in Kolkata, India, watch St. Teresa's canonization broadcast live from Rome Sept. 4.

In Calcutta, joy, prayers and testimonies as Mother Teresa becomes saint

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CALCUTTA, India – At Shishu Bhavan, children, the destitute, Missionaries of Charity nuns and novices sat silently, glued to the TV screen for the live telecast of the Vatican canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa.

Georgetown University as seen in 2005. The university announced Sept. 1 that it is taking steps towards reconciling with its slaveholding past.

Georgetown University seeks reconciliation for its slaveholding past

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WASHINGTON– Georgetown University last year stripped from a building the name of one of its past presidents, a priest who authorized the sale of 272 women, children and men – slaves sold to save the university from financial ruin in 1838.

A 2008 photo of St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Heliopolis district of Cairo, Egypt. A new law approved by the Egyptian parliament Aug. 30 codified the rights of Christians to build and renovate churches.

Coptic Catholic spokesman welcomes new Egyptian law on building churches

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OXFORD, England – The Coptic Catholic Church has welcomed a new Egyptian law to facilitate the building of Christian places of worship.

Bishop Mario Oliveri leads a mass on July 8, 2009. Oliveri is resigning after leading the Diocese of Albenga-Imperia for more than 25 years.

Bishop in scandal-ridden Italian diocese resigns

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VATICAN CITY – An Italian bishop who was a hero to traditionalist Catholics has resigned following a Vatican investigation into priests and seminarians accused of various scandals including posting naked photos on gay websites and sexually harassing parishioners.

The Rev. Warren Hall leads a special Mass for couples renewing their vows on Valentine’s Day 2014 at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on Seton Hall University's South Orange campus.

New Jersey priest suspended for supporting gay groups

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The Catholic archbishop in New Jersey has barred a gay priest from ministry because the cleric supports gay advocacy groups and has backed a Catholic high school counselor who was fired when church officials discovered the woman was in a same-sex marriage.

(LEFT) Some of the wounds suffered by the 7-year-old boy. Image is evidence filed in Marion (Ind.) Superior Court via The Indianapolis Star (RIGHT) Kin Park Thaing is suspected of beating her son with a plastic coat hanger.

Son had 36 bruises; mom quoted Bible as defence

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INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana mother who beat her 7-year-old son with a coat hanger is citing the state’s religious freedom law as a defense against felony child abuse charges, saying her choice of discipline comes straight from her evangelical Christian beliefs.

Sudanese Christians outside All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum, Sudan, on March 29, 2008.

An appeal to Pope Francis in Sudanese pastors’ espionage case

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NAIROBI, Kenya – As the high-profile espionage trial of two evangelical pastors resumes in Khartoum, Sudan, this week, a human rights group is calling on Pope Francis to intervene on their behalf.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, center left, and first lady Maria Clemencia de Santos arrive at the Colombian Congress in Bogota to present the FARC peace accord on Aug. 25, 2016.

Pope welcomes deal with Colombian rebels

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has welcomed a groundbreaking deal reached between the Colombian government and rebels that promises to end more than 50 years of violent conflict.

Cardinal Gerald C. Lacroix of Quebec walks with his crosier following a Dec. 12 Mass for the opening of the Holy Door in Notre-Dame Cathedral. Lacroix said a church dedicated to mercy can help heal war-torn countries in the Americas.

Cardinal Lacroix: Church dedicated to mercy can help heal Americas

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – A church dedicated to carrying out acts of mercy can help heal countries in the Americas torn by war, economic struggles and cultural and political divisions, Quebec Cardinal Gerald Lacroix said at the conclusion of a regional gathering of church leaders in Colombia.

People hold a plane model with attached toy, depicting opposition cleric in exile Fethullah Gulen, during the Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Aug. 7, 2016. As Turkish authorities push to close Gules-affiliated schools in Africa, some worry that it will leave a religious vacuum for the Islamic State to fill.

As alleged coup plotter's movement contracts in Africa, some worry over power vacuum

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NAIROBI, Kenya – As Turkish authorities push for the closure of African schools affiliated with Imam Fethullah Gulen — accused of masterminding this summer’s coup attempt in Turkey — some caution that the crackdown could inadvertently benefit Islamic fundamentalists on the continent.

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