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The Khabur River south of Hassakeh, Syria. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been unable to confirm the number of people, including women and children, kidnapped.

St. Vincent de Paul members abducted in Syria, whereabouts unknown

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VATICAN CITY - The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been unable to confirm the number of its members abducted in Syria, as well as where they are being held.

Pakistanis protest Christian couple burned alive for alleged blasphemy in Islamabad, Pakistan Nov. 14, 2014. The U.S. bishops are calling on people of all faiths to pray for those facing religious persecution in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Government reps say Christian survival in Middle East 'in question'

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VATICAN CITY - In a joint statement, representatives of more than 50 countries have recognized that Christians are particularly endangered in the Middle East, and they called on the international community to reaffirm the human right to freedom of religion.

Cardinal Chibly Langlois of Les Cayes, Haiti, says that local police have failed to protect religious in his city. Langlois says that police are lacking in manpower and have been lax in responding, according to local news reports.

Haitian cardinal wants police to boost security for country's religious

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WASHINGTON - Cardinal Chibly Langlois of Les Cayes, Haiti, charged that police have failed to protect religious and priests who have faced a growing number of break-ins, robberies and attacks, including rape.

Climate justice activist Yeb Sano talks to a group of environmentalists during a Global Catholic Climate Movement's Lenten Fast campaign gathering in Manila, Philippines March 11.

Filipinos join fast for climate justice with Typhoon Haiyan in mind

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MANILA, Philippines - Dozens of Filipino Catholics are joining a global Lenten fast to call on world leaders to act on climate change.

L’Arche founder Jean Vanier won the Templeton Prize on March 11. He told CNS that his inspiration came from Jesus, that He was “the heart of the matter.” He also cited a chaplain, St. Therese of Lisieux, Mahatma Gandhi as his spiritual role models.

Vanier cites St. Therese of Lisieux, Gandhi as spiritual role models

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WASHINGTON - In 1964, when Jean Vanier quietly began what would become an international network, he had "no idea that this would be a revolutionary reality ... that it would grow," he remarked joyfully.

Archbishop Oscar Romero receives a sack of beans from parishioners following Mass outside of the church in San Antonio Los Ranchos in Chalatenango, El Salvador, in 1979. The Italian newspaper, Avvenire, reported today that Oscar Romero will be beatified in San Salvador on May 23, according to the chief promoter of Romero’s sainthood cause, Italian archbishop Vincenzo Paglia.

May 23 outdoor Mass set for beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero will be beatified in San Salvador May 23, said Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator or chief promoter of the archbishop's sainthood cause.

Jean Vanier, left, with Amanda, a member of the L’Arche community in Canada. Vanier has won the 2015 Templeton Prize for making “exceptional contributions” to affirming the spiritual aspect of life. He said he will donate the money to his charities so that they can expand the work for people with developmental disabilities internationally.

L'Arche founder Jean Vanier wins Templeton Prize

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Jean Vanier, the Canadian advocate for people with developmental disabilities who helped create an international network of residential communities that champion the rights of their residents, has won the 2015 Templeton Prize.

Joseph Kapua clears weeds from around greens growing in a community garden in Kipsing. Kenya. Kapua learned how to farm as part of an experiment to help his community expand its economic base from its traditional animal herding.

Kenya’s Catholic Church to fight hunger by farming its vast land reserves

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NAIROBI, Kenya - Drying livestock carcasses and anguished faces of hungry women and children have become a common feature here as droughts increase due to climate change.

Palestinians walk near the ruins of houses Feb. 20 that witnesses said were destroyed or damaged by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war last summer, near Gaza City. Six months after the end of the most recent war in Gaza, one aid official said there is still a "grave humanitarian crisis."

Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians on Good Friday

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VATICAN CITY - Iraqi and Syrian refugees who have fled persecution in their homelands and the Palestinian Christians struggling to survive in the land of Jesus deserve the prayers and material support of Catholics around the globe, a Vatican official said.

The right hand of a nearly 10-foot tall statue of Archbishop Oscar Romero is seen cut off March 6 near Plaza El Divino Salvador del Mundo in San Salvador, El Salvador. Archbishop Romero recently was declared a martyr.

In El Salvador, vandals damage statue of Archbishop Romero -- again

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Vandals have damaged a prominent statue of slain Archbishop Oscar Romero, recently declared a martyr.

An Assyrian woman prays at a church in Damascus March 1 during a special Mass for Assyrian Christians abducted by Islamic State fighters. Christian leaders again called for help for Assyrian Christians as Islamic State militants stepped up their attacks against their towns in northern Syria.

As Islamic State steps up attacks, Christian leaders call for help

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AMMAN, Jordan - Christian leaders again called for help for Assyrian Christians as Islamic State militants stepped up their attacks against their towns in northern Syria.

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