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September 12, 2018

Pope Francis to convene meeting on abuse prevention with world's bishop conference leaders

Pope Francis prepares to greet bishops during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 1.
VATICAN – Pope Francis is calling the presidents of every Catholic bishops' conference in the world to Rome Feb. 21-24 to discuss the prevention of the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults.
Published in International
February 7, 2017

A meeting between Pope Francis and Donald Trump might be on the horizon

Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump could be meeting each other as early as May when Trump visits Italy for the G7 summit.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis could be meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at as early as the end of May.

Published in International
July 13, 2015

Philippine bishops tackle climate change during general meeting

A group of Filipino bishops will draft a position paper to address climate change and to hopefully present it at the 2015 United Nations climate summit in Paris, said Archbishop Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan.

MANILA, Philippines - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines tackled climate change on different fronts and also addressed a host of other issues, from equitable education to sovereign disputes at its biannual plenary session July 6-13.

Published in International
April 15, 2015

Supreme Court rules against prayer at Saguenay council meetings

Saguenay Mayor Jean Tremblay allowed a Catholic prayer to be said before council meetings.

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled April 15 that Saguenay council must stop praying before meetings and pay damages to an atheist who launched a complaint in the matter.

Published in Canada