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Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, and Orthodox Metropolitan John of Pergamon, hold copies of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment last summer.

Climate change action is not about taking jobs away, cardinal says

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' call to action on climate change does not want to ruin any business, provoking job losses, but seeks to point humanity in the right direction in protecting the environment for future generations, a Vatican official said.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright answers questions from Georgetown University students in Washington April 7 about the future challenges for religion, peace and world affairs.

Religion must be key part of foreign policy, says Madeleine Albright

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WASHINGTON – Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state, said she grew up in a generation that was taught to "keep God and religion as separate as possible from foreign policy."

Father Tom Uzhunnalil

Pope urges kidnappers to release captives, including Salesian in Yemen

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis appealed for the release of all people being held captive in the world's battle zones, including Salesian Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in Yemen.

A nun lays a wreath beside the name of a former concentration camp during a ceremony titled "Unto Every Person There is a Name" at Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem April 16, 2015. That day, Israel marked its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis during World War II.

Anti-Semitism, Christian persecution demand outcry, says dialogue group

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VATICAN CITY - Members of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee said anti-Semitism was still thriving in the world and increasing Christian persecution demanded a stronger outcry.

NCAA champs Villanova's strength is its humility, chaplain says

NCAA champs Villanova's strength is its humility, chaplain says

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WASHINGTON – More than 70,000 people attended the NCAA men's basketball championship game at Houston's NRG Stadium April 4, but no one had a seat quite like Augustinian Father Rob Hagan.

Italian laywoman Francesca Chaouqui arriving the trial at the Vatican on March 14. Chaouqui is one of five people on trial for leaking confidential Vatican documents that were published in two books. (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters)

At Vatican trial, former consultant denies leaking financial documents

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VATICAN CITY – A former consultant to a pontifical commission vehemently denied giving private documents regarding the Vatican's financial reform to two journalists. 

Depiction of Saint Elian (on the right).

Saint's relics found in rubble of Syrian church destroyed by Islamic State

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VATICAN CITY – The relics of Syrian St. Elian, which originally were thought to have been destroyed by members of the Islamic State militia, have been found amid the rubble of the desecrated Mar Elian Church in Qaryatain, Syria.

A majority of people in Scotland have no religion

A majority of people in Scotland have no religion

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CANTERBURY, England – More than half of the 5.4 million people living in Scotland have no religion, according to a survey published by Scottish Social Attitudes.

Artist Okuda San Miguel spent a week late last year painting and converting an abandoned church in Spain into an indoor skateboarding park.

Skateboarding church creator rejects criticism

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ROME – An artist who converted an abandoned church in Spain into an indoor skateboarding park is defending the project against critics who consider it an act of desecration.

A drug addict smokes drugs in the city of San Jose, Costa Rica.

Church urges nations, society to address ongoing issues related to drugs

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Around the globe, a worldwide addiction to illicit drugs is fueling violence, human trafficking, a proliferation of guns, organized crime and terrorism, the Vatican has said.

South African President Jacob Zuma is seen in Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 12, 2015.

Church leaders call for Zuma to do 'honourable thing' after South Africa court ruling

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A prominent South African Jesuit called for President Jacob Zuma to resign after a court ruling that he violated the constitution in the $16-million remodeling his home.

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