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News/International

Bishop Tony Palmer of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches (CEEC) died in England July 20 after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle.

Pope’s friend Bishop Tony Palmer dies in motorcycle crash

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OTTAWA - Pope Francis’ friend Bishop Tony Palmer of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches (CEEC) died in England July 20 after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle.

A bystander points in front of a "Pray for MH17" message on a flight information board at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport July 18. Catholics involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS took a few moments July 21 to remember their friends and colleagues who perished in the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine.

At AIDS conference, Catholics remember colleagues on MH17

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MELBOURNE, Australia - Catholics involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS took a few moments July 21 to remember their friends and colleagues who perished in the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine.

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires toward the Gaza Strip July 18. Pope Francis telephoned Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas July 18, urging all sides to end hostilities and build peace.

No electricity, water: Caritas official to launch appeal for Gaza

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JERUSALEM - The head of Caritas in Jerusalem said he would launch an international appeal to help with the Gaza Strip and would not wait until the end of Israeli-Hamas hostilities, as he had done in the past.

Syriac Catholic Bishop Barnaba Yousif Habash of the Syriac Diocese of Our Lady of Deliverance, which is based in Newark, N.J.

Iraqi-born bishop advocates for his homeland's Yezidi minority

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WASHINGTON - Iraqi-American Catholic leaders, who have persistently advocated for the embattled Christian minority in Iraq, are now going to bat for a smaller ethnic group that likewise traces its origins to the troubled region.

Father Craig Collison, a priest in the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, watches baseball action from the announcer's booth June 4 as the Sioux City Explorers play the Gary, Ind., Southshore Railcats. Father Collison, a play-by-play announcer for the minor le ague team, loves baseball and says being at the ballpark in a priest's collar gives him an opportunity to evangelize.

Love of baseball, chance to evangelize lead priest to do play-by-play

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa - From the back, all the men in the press box at the Sioux City Explorers baseball game looked the same. That is, until one swiveled in his seat to take a swig of his Pepsi and the white of a Roman collar appeared.

Kenya’s Catholic bishops sued after canceling lease for Muslim-run restaurant

Kenya’s Catholic bishops sued after canceling lease for Muslim-run restaurant

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NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops is facing a lawsuit over the cancellation of a rental contract for a restaurant operated by a Somali Muslim.

A Filipino July 17 stands next to his house destroyed by Typhoon Rammasun, locally named Glenda, in a coastal village in Batangas, south of Manila. Catholic Relief Services teams were fanning out to affected areas after Typhoon Rammasun propelled its way across the northern half of the Philippines, leaving at least 40 people dead and destroying more than 26,000 houses.

Learning from Haiyan, many Filipinos sought shelters before typhoon struck

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MANILA, Philippines - An emergency advisor for Catholic Relief Services said many Filipinos learned from Typhoon Haiyan and willingly went to shelters before Typhoon Rammasun struck.

Palestinians look at a destroyed building in Gaza City shortly after an airstrike by Israeli Defense Forces July 17. Caritas Jerusalem officials say Gaza civilians are paying the price for the Israeli-Hamas conflict.

Ceasefire gives Gaza civilians brief chance to assess damage, seek aid

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VATICAN CITY - Civilians in Gaza used a brief ceasefire to spill onto the streets and replenish scarce supplies, some Church representatives said.

Lord Carey of Clifton, England, who served as Anglican archbishop of Canterbury 1991-2002, preaches during a service of Christian unity in the Anglican cathedral in Chester Jan. 19. Lord Carey said he would dissent from the Church of England's teaching a gainst assisted suicide and vote for a bill scheduled to be debated in the British Parliament.

British faith leaders warn Parliament not to legalize assisted suicide

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MANCHESTER, England - The leaders of Britain's faith communities have united to warn Parliament against the "grave error" of legalizing assisted suicide.

Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa

Jesus would have been a great 'fit' on TV

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VATICAN CITY - The Gospel is made for television and Jesus Christ would have been a perfect on-air evangelist, said the papal preacher.

Archbishop Louis Sako of Baghdad, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

Iraqi nuns, orphans kidnapped in June released safely

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Updated 07/16/14

AMMAN, Jordan - Two Iraqi nuns and three orphans kidnapped in late June have been released safely, according to the Christian rights group Middle East Concern.

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