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News/International

A boy walks with an umbrella during a shower in Bambari, Central African Republic, Oct. 17. Faith leaders there hope Pope Francis' November visit will help with the peace process.

Pope Francis’ trip to Africa draws excitement, trepidation in Kenya

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NAIROBI, Kenya - Pope Francis’ visit to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi Nov. 25–27 will bring healing and reconciliation to the East African nation that has suffered key setbacks in the recent past, senior bishops here say.

Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City distributes Communion during Mass in early May at Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral. Pope Francis will visit Mexico in February, marking the pontiff's first trip to the heavily Catholic country, said Cardinal Rivera.

Cardinal says in homily Pope Francis will visit Mexico in February

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MEXICO CITY - Pope Francis will visit Mexico in February, marking the pontiff's first trip to the heavily Catholic country, said Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City.

An internally displaced man stands in front of his makeshift house at a camp in Bambari, Central African Republic, Oct. 17. Despite ongoing violence in the African nation, Pope Francis said he hopes to be able to visit the country in late November and to anticipate the Year of Mercy by opening the Holy Door of the cathedral in Bangui, the nation's capital.

Despite violence, Pope says he hopes to visit Central African Republic

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VATICAN CITY - Despite ongoing violence in the Central African Republic, Pope Francis said he hopes to be able to visit the country in late November and to anticipate the Year of Mercy by opening the Holy Door of the cathedral in Bangui, the nation's capital.

Syrians look at a destroyed field hospital in the rebel-held area of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus, Oct. 29. Syriac Catholic bishops, meeting in Lebanon for their annual synod, called for an end to the conflicts in Syria and Iraq through diplomacy.

Syriac Catholic bishops call for diplomacy to achieve peace in Syria, Iraq

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BEIRUT - Syriac Catholic bishops, meeting in Lebanon during their annual Synod, called for a diplomatic solution to achieve peace in Syria and Iraq.

Fr. Bob Simon, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena parish in Moscow, Pa., places a Lego piece on a model church he is building in a spare room in his rectory Oct. 24. Simon says his Lego-building hobby has served as an evangelization tool.

Pennsylvania priest builds ministry one Lego at a time

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MOSCOW, Pa. - Fr. Bob Simon fell in love with two things at the age of five — the Catholic Church and building with Lego.

Jaffa, Israel

Arab-Jewish preschool an island of sanity amid violence, parents say

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JAFFA, Israel - Amid ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis, a school in this city seems more determined than ever to teach Arab and Jewish children about coexistence.

isherman Joseph Enoch Rodriguez sits on a log Sept. 9 in Boca de Brito, Nicaragua, a small community on the Pacific coast. Catholic Church representatives in Nicaragua are concerned about the potential social and environmental impact of building a 278-km-long canal through the country to link the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans.

Church concerned by potential impact of 278-km canal across Nicaragua

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Catholic Church representatives in Nicaragua are concerned about the potential social and environmental impact of building a 278-km-long canal through the country to link the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx

European Catholic bishops call for regional action ahead of Paris climate talks

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PARIS - Climate change and the refugee crisis are the two biggest challenges facing Europe that need a unified response recognizing the “ecological debt” richer nations owe poorer ones, the president of Europe’s Roman Catholic bishops conference said.

A young girl carrying a stuffed toy holds on to her mother's hand in 2013 as they walk outside the train station in Beijing. China's Communist Party leaders announced they would change the nation's one-child policy, which most strictly applied to Han Chinese living in urban areas of the country.

China announces it will change its policy, allow all families 2 children

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BEIJING - China's Communist Party leaders announced they would change the nation's one-child policy, which most strictly applied to Han Chinese living in urban areas of the country.

A boy lies in a bed Oct. 28 after receiving aid at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, following a magnitude-7.5 earthquake. As the death toll from the Oct. 26 earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan continued to rise, Pope Francis called for prayers and concrete aid for survivors.

Pope calls for prayers, aid after quake hits Pakistan, Afghanistan

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VATICAN CITY - As the death toll from an earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan continued to rise, Pope Francis called for prayers and concrete aid for survivors.

U.S. House bill holds up federal funds for Planned Parenthood for a year

U.S. House bill holds up federal funds for Planned Parenthood for a year

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. House voted to block federal funding for a year to affiliates of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and redirect the money to community health centres.

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