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President Barack Obama speaks to 2,000 guests at Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 17. Auxiliary Bishop Donal McKeown of Down and Connor said some parts of the president's speech echoed "the Protestant/Catholic caricature that has actual ly receded into the background in Northern Ireland."

Bishop chides Obama for religious caricature

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DUBLIN - A bishop in Northern Ireland accused President Barack Obama of a "hackneyed" analysis of the political situation in the region.

Fr. Éric Sylvestre is rector at the 125-year-old Pontifical Canadian College, a cultural centre and a residence for Canadian priests in Rome.

Pontifical Canadian College marks 125 years

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ROME - The Canadian Catholic community in Rome is marking 125 years of maintaining an official presence in the Eternal City.

An Israeli border officer grabs a Palestinian man as police attempt to stop a non-violent protest by Christians and Muslims in the West Bank village of Beit Jalla March 7. The demonstration took place as Israel was clearing olive trees, a source of income for Palestinians, to make way for an extension of the Israeli separation barrier.

Jewish scholar predicts dark times for Palestinian Christians

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Updated 06/18/13: A previous version of this article contained an error. Justus Weiner does not practise law with the U.S. firm White and Case.

 

It’s not hard to find Christians willing to predict a dire future for Christians in the Middle East. Jewish legal scholar Justus Weiner arrived in Canada to echo that bleak forecast for Palestinian Christians from an Israeli perspective in front of the House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights in Ottawa June 4.

People wave flags at the Esplanade des Invalides as they attend a protest march called "La Manif pour Tous" (Demonstration for All) against France's legalization of same-sex marriage in Paris May 26. Antoine Renard, president of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe urged Church leaders not to give up opposition to same-sex marriage.

French still fighting same-sex marriage

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OXFORD, ENGLAND - A French Catholic campaigner urged Church leaders not to give up opposition to same-sex marriage, despite the spread of laws allowing the practice across Europe.

The gardens of the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.

Pope will not summer at Castel Gandolfo

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VATICAN CITY - Unlike many of his predecessors since the early 1600s, Pope Francis has decided not to spend the summer months at the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo south of Rome, although he will observe a reduced schedule in July and August.

Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola of Tshumbe, Congo, is president of the Catholic bishops' conference of Congo. He was in Washington in late October to lobby U.S. government leaders on behalf of the Congolese, appealing to Congressional leaders not to cut funds for foreign aid programs, education, displaced people and refugees. Bishop Djomo is pictured Oct. 24 in Washington.

Congo losing a generation to war, says bishops' conference president

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WASHINGTON - Congo is losing a generation to war over diamonds and other minerals in the country's eastern regions, said the president of the nation's bishops' conference.

Cardinal Dominik Duka of Prague, Czech Republic, pictured in a file photo dated February 17, 2013, welcomed final court approval of government plans to pay billions of dollars to churches in compensation for their losses under communist rule.

Czech cardinal welcomes plan to pay billions to churches for property

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WARSAW, Poland - A Czech cardinal welcomed final court approval of government plans to pay billions of dollars to churches in compensation for their losses under communist rule.

A church surrounded by floodwaters is pictured in an aerial view of the village of Pocaply, north of Prague, June 4. Catholic charities in Central Europe have appealed for help after floods devastated areas of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Catholic charities appeal for help after flooding in Central Europe

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BONN, Germany - Catholic charities in Central Europe have appealed for help after floods devastated areas of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Franciscan Father Jesus Galindo, chaplain of Makati Medical Center in Manila, Philippines, celebrates Mass May 12 in the lecture hall of the facility. Some Catholics in Philippines prefer Masses in places other than regular parish churches.

Where two or more are gathered: Manila offers Masses in unusual spots

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MANILA, Philippines - Every Sunday at the upscale Power Plant Mall in metro Manila, the establishment tucked between a Japanese chocolate confectioner and a modern Italian furniture store has an overflowing crowd. It's not a shop, and it's not a restaurant. It's a Catholic chapel that seats 700 and remains overcrowded on weekends.

The main entrance of the Institute for the Works of Religion, known colloquially as the Vatican bank, is seen at the Vatican May 31. Ernst von Freyburg, president of the bank, said its operations are sound but "our biggest issue is our reputation."

Vatican bank head says reputation needs more work than operations do

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VATICAN CITY - In the popular imagination, the Vatican bank is so shady that even the German businessman appointed its president in February thought his task would be "cleaning out and dealing with improper deposits."

Father Andrew Greeley, American sociologist and prolific best-selling author, died May 29 at his home in Chicago. He was 85. Father Greeley is pictured in a 2003 file photo addressing a Catholic gathering in Chicago.

Fr. Andrew Greeley, sociologist and best-selling author, dies at 85

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CHICAGO - Father Andrew Greeley, a Chicago archdiocesan priest and well-known novelist, journalist and sociologist, died late May 29 at his home in Chicago's John Hancock Center. He was 85 years old.

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