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News/International

A woman holds a rosary as she waits to board a military evacuation flight from the typhoon-battered city of Tacloban, Philippines, Nov. 13. Hundreds of thousands of people in Leyte province had been displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the worst storms to hit land.

'Spiritual Marines' head to Tacloban to bless bodies after typhoon

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MANILA, Philippines - After days of watching televised scenes of dead bodies scattered around Tacloban, Order of Augustinian Recollect members organized a group of priests and a brother to bless bodies of people who died while fleeing the flood brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.

Archbishop Andre Leonard

Belgium's faith leaders: Don't allow kids to decide on own euthanasia

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BRUSSELS - The president of the Belgian bishops' conference joined other faith leaders who criticized proposed legislation to extend euthanasia to children and dementia sufferers, warning the measure risks "destroying the functioning of society."

Family businesses win victory in U.S. appeals court decision on HHS suit

Family businesses win victory in U.S. appeals court decision on HHS suit

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INDIANAPOLIS - A Catholic family in Madison that owns a vehicle lighting manufacturing company won an important religious liberty victory in a Nov. 8 ruling handed down by a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.

Young residents in Cebu, Philippines, hold signs asking for help and food along the highway Nov. 11 after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit. The typhoon, one of the strongest storms in history, is believed to have killed tens of thousands, but aid workers were st ill trying to reach remote areas.

Desperate Filipinos add to challenging logistics of delivering aid

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MANILA, Philippines (CNS) -- International and local groups were poised to get aid to the worst-hit areas of the typhoon-stricken central Philippines, but the challenges of getting help to communities growing desperate for food and water went beyond just making sure roads were clear.

Italian Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci, who served as director of the Sistine Chapel Choir for more than 40 years, died Nov. 11 at the age of 96. Cardinal Bartolucci is pictured directing a choir in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this May 15, 2011, image from video.

Cardinal Bartolucci, former Sistine Chapel Choir director, dies at 96

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VATICAN CITY - Italian Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci, who had devoted most of his priestly life to music and served as director of the Sistine Chapel Choir for more than 40 years, died Nov. 11 at the age of 96.

Congolese soldiers guard suspected M23 rebel fighters who surrendered near Goma, Congo, Nov. 5. The Catholic Church rejoiced at the end of a yearlong military campaign by the defeated rebels, but made it clear that much remains to be done to consolidate that peace.

After cease-fire, Congo's bishops say much work remains before peace

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GOMA, Congo - The Catholic Church rejoiced at the end of a yearlong military campaign in North Kivu by the defeated rebels of the M23 movement, but made it clear that much remains to be done to consolidate that peace.

Soldiers and residents look at the devastation of the town from a military aid supplies distribution truck after the Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban, Philippines. The typhoon, one of the strongest storms in history, is believed to have killed tens of thousands, but aid workers were still trying to reach remote areas.

At Manila air base, distraught family members hope for plane to Leyte

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MANILA, Philippines - The back entry to the grandstand at the Villamor Air Base was teeming with people as the noon sun peaked. It was Nov. 11, three days after Super Typhoon Haiyan pounded the central Philippine islands, leaving a path of overwhelming destruction that emergency and relief workers were hard-pressed to penetrate.

Survivors sit in their damaged house Nov. 10 after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban, Philippines. The typhoon, one of the strongest storms in history, is believed to have killed tens of thousands, but aid workers were still trying to reach remote a reas.

Pope leads prayers, calls for aid for Philippines

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis led prayers for people hit by a deadly typhoon in the Philippines and surrounding region, and asked that concrete aid be sent soon.

Pope Francis prays at the tomb of St. Peter inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 2, All Souls' Day.

Vatican to put St. Peter's relics on display for first time

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VATICAN CITY - For the first time, the bones traditionally believed to be the relics of St. Peter the Apostle will be on public display for veneration.

Next year’s extraordinary synod on the family is seeking worldwide input on a wide range of issues such as marriage, contraception and family life.

Consultation sought on family issues

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The Vatican is seeking worldwide input on such issues as marriage, same-sex marriage, contraception, divorce and family life in a wide-ranging questionnaire distributed to bishops.

A mortar round hit the apostolic nunciature in the Syrian capital, causing limited damage to the building and no casualties because of the early hour of the strike, on Nov. 5, 2013.

Vatican embassy in Syria hit, damaged by mortar strike

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VATICAN CITY - A mortar round hit the apostolic nunciature in the Syrian capital, causing limited damage to the building and no casualties because of the early hour of the strike, said the Vatican ambassador to Syria.

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