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News/International

Bishop says Egyptians running out of food because they fear going out

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VATICAN CITY - A Catholic bishop in Luxor, about 400 miles south of Cairo, said Muslims and Christians are afraid to leave their homes; because the shops are closed and no one is venturing outside, many are running out of food.

Christians targeted because extremists perceive they helped oust Morsi

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CAIRO - Attacks on Christian churches and institutions in Egypt appeared to be the result of Islamist extremists' anger over what they perceived as Christian support for the ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi.

Catholic, Orthodox leaders in Egypt say army is fighting terrorism

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VATICAN CITY - Speaking on behalf of Catholics in Egypt, Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak said the violence and unrest in his country are "not a political struggle between different factions, but a war against terrorism."

Coptic patriarch issues statement on Egyptian turmoil

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CAIRO - Here is the English text of the Aug. 18 statement by Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak on recent events in Egypt.

Detroit's bankruptcy seen as chance for city to become livable again

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WASHINGTON - The bankruptcy of Detroit does not mean the city is dead, said Archbishop Allen Vigneron.

Living in car with sons, Detroit woman embodies city's challenges

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WASHINGTON - After three months, Katrina Robinson and her two young sons are getting tired of roaming Detroit's suburbs to find a safe place to sleep.

Vatican reform aims for a Church that serves the world

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TORONTO - A world Church needs a world perspective and Pope Francis knows it, Cardinal Oswald Gracias told The Catholic Register on a visit to Toronto Aug. 9.

Castel Gandolfo struggles to overcome total Pope-dependency

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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - While the shores of Lake Albano are speckled with swimmers and sunbathers, the historic centre of Castel Gandolfo has been quiet this summer — too quiet for many.

Coptic bishop: No civil war in Egypt; foreign powers keep out

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CAIRO - A Coptic Catholic bishop who served as a member of the assembly that drafted Egypt's 2012 constitution said his country will not have a civil war, and foreign powers — including the United Nations — should not interfere.

Canadian Copts keeping close eye on Egyptian homeland

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TORONTO - Canada’s Coptic Christians are tethered to their phones and computers, watching their old parishes, neighbourhoods and communities in Egypt burn. Revenge attacks by supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have targeted churches and Christian-owned businesses.

A boy sits amid debris of a protest camp outside the burned Rabaa Adawiya mosque in Cairo Aug. 15. Egyptian authorities significantly raised the death toll from the previous day's nationwide clashes between police and supporters of ousted Islamist Presid ent Mohammed Morsi, saying more than 500 people died.

Catholic spokesman defends Egyptian army crackdown against protesters

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OXFORD, England - A spokesman for Egypt's Catholic Church defended a police and army crackdown against Egyptians protesting the ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi.

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