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News/International

Protesters stage a sit-in at Faslane Naval Base in Helensburgh, Scotland, April 13, 2015.

Scottish bishops urge Britain not to renew Trident nuclear weapons system

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MANCHESTER, England – The British government must take "decisive and courageous steps" toward ridding the country of nuclear weapons, said the Catholic bishops of Scotland.

Former first lady Laura Bush, former U.S. President George W. Bush, first lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama hold their hands on their hearts as they sing the national anthem July 12 at a memorial service held in honor of police officers killed and wounded in shootings in Dallas.

Crowds gather in churches, parks, plazas to remember Dallas officers

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DALLAS – In the week since five Dallas area police officers were gunned down, thousands have gathered in churches, parks, plazas, parking lots and a symphony hall to remember the fallen officers, to cry for hope and pray for peace and unity in communities across the country.

British Home Secretary Theresa May waves as she arrives July 12 to attend the last Cabinet meeting hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said he is delighted by the appointment of May as Britain's new prime minister because of the commitment she has shown in the fight against human trafficking.

English cardinal welcomes Theresa May as new British prime minister

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LONDON – An English cardinal said he was delighted by the appointment of Theresa May as Britain's new prime minister because of the commitment she has shown in the fight against human trafficking.

Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, CEO of Canada's Salt and Light Media Foundation, listens to a speaker Nov. 10 during the annual fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore.

Rosica’s role unchanged as Vatican moves toward lay-run press office

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The advent of a new, professional, lay-led press office at the Vatican won’t sideline Canada’s Fr. Thomas Rosica, who has acted as a volunteer English-language attaché to the Holy See press office since Pope Benedict resigned.

Young women tweet messages during a 2012 conference in Washington. Low-cost video messaging carried across increasingly video-friendly social media platforms will define this year's World Youth Day experience in Krakow, Poland, say several organizations.

Pilgrims to take sharpened social media strategies to World Youth Day

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Low-cost video messaging carried across increasingly video-friendly social media platforms will define this year's World Youth Day experience, said several organizational leaders finalizing their media strategies.

Saint basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, 2007. A new anti-terrorism law passed by Russia is condemned to take away human rights and religious freedom.

U.S. churches to Russia: We’re not leaving

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Several American-based religious denominations remain defiant in the face of new laws that would ban them from proselytizing in Russia.

Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt's al-Azhar mosque and university, during a private meeting at the Vatican May 23.

Vatican, al-Azhar officials look to kick-start joint talks, cooperation

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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican and Sunni Islam's leading institution of higher learning have begun looking for ways to restart formal dialogue.

Stock photo of marijuana plants. As a petition in Arizona pushes for a vote on the legalization of recreational pot usage, the state's bishops have spoken out against the movement.

Arizona bishops oppose legal marijuana initiative headed for ballot

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona's Catholic bishops said they oppose an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state because it is harmful to children and families.

Deacon Phil Stewart looks on as Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis reads a prayer during a July 8 Mass for peace and justice at the Cathedral of St. Paul. The Mass was offered in response to the July 6 shooting death of St. Paul, Minn., resident Philando Castile by a police officer.

Pray for healing of community divisions, archbishop says in response to police shooting death

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis focused on the need for unity and healing in the Twin Cities and country during a Mass for peace and justice July 8.

A Dallas police officer is comforted July 7 at Baylor University Hospital's emergency room entrance after a shooting attack. Snipers shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven more at a demonstration in Dallas to protest the police killing of black men in Baton Rouge, La., and a suburb of St. Paul, Minn. Two civilians also were injured in Dallas.

Bishop calls for prayer, peace after Dallas officers slain

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DALLAS – Religious and civic leaders called for peace after the July 7 slayings of five Dallas law enforcement officers when a sniper opened fire in downtown Dallas.

A two-year drought in Ethiopia means tough decisions for families having trouble making ends meet. It often means taking their daughters out of school.

CNEWA food program keeps girls in Ethiopia’s classrooms

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Most of the more than 10 million Ethiopians now dependent on direct food handouts will survive the country’s worst drought in 60 years, but how they survive will depend on the generosity of Catholics abroad.

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