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Sudanese woman.

Why it might be too soon to lift the sanctions on Sudan

May 2, 2017

Despite Sudan's recent compliance with U.S. guidelines, one expert thinks there's not enough information to warrant a complete removal of... Read more

India bishops slam 'brutal' disruption of Good Friday service

Apr 21, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

India's Catholic bishops have strongly condemned a violent police disruption of a Good Friday service at a small parish in... Read more

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Man in custody after Calif. shooting near Catholic Charities

Apr 18, 2017

A 39-year-old man is in custody following a shooting spree that left three people dead in Fresno, California on Tuesday,... Read more

Family of Facebook murder victim: We forgive the killer

Apr 18, 2017

Mourning family members of a Cleveland man whose murder on Easter Sunday was posted online in a Facebook video said... Read more

Supreme Court won't hear case of Central American asylum seekers

Apr 18, 2017

A group of women and children from Central America who have been prioritized for deportation lost a legal battle Monday,... Read more

San Bernardino bishop prays for school community after deadly shooting

Apr 10, 2017

After two people were killed in a shooting at a classroom in a San Bernardino elementary school on Monday, the... Read more

The Presidential Palace in Asuncion, Paraguay on July 10, 2015.

Bishops of Paraguay call for peace after riots, fire at Congress building

Apr 5, 2017

The Bishops of Paraguay made an urgent appeal for peace after hundreds of demonstrators set fire to the National Congress... Read more

Pope Francis.

Pope Francis to Chicago: Let peace heal your city

Apr 4, 2017

As violence continues to plague the city of Chicago, Pope Francis has sent words of encouragement, solidarity and hope to... Read more

St. Basil’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg Russia.

Archbishop laments 'curse of terrorism' after St. Petersburg attack

Apr 3, 2017

Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of Moscow offered his prayers and condolences following a deadly explosion in the St. Petersburg metro on... Read more

This Mexican bishop met with gang leaders to protect threatened priests

Mar 31, 2017

A bishop in Mexico's Guerrero state, which suffers the most from drug- and gang-related violence, recently met with gang leaders... Read more

In DRC, political uncertainty after bishops withdraw from peace talks

Mar 29, 2017

Political unrest and uncertainty about the future have grown in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following the Catholic bishops’ withdrawal... Read more

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Italian bishop bans mobsters from being godfathers

Mar 22, 2017

Hollywood precedent notwithstanding, an Italian bishop has announced that known members of the mafia cannot be godparents for the Catholic... Read more

Catholic priests, religious face wave of violence in DR Congo

Mar 17, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Following recent attempts at brokering peace between the government and political opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo... Read more

South Sudan bishop says nation's prayers must provoke change

Mar 16, 2017

Amid war, displacement and hunger, South Sudan's day of prayer must lead to true repentance, a leading Catholic bishop has... Read more

Violence during protests in Venezuela.

Archbishop: There's a 'bloodbath' going on in Venezuela

Jan 31, 2017

When asked by a reporter about the threat of civil war in his country, Archbishop Ubaldo Santana of Maracaibo responded... Read more

Newark auxiliary bishop assaulted during Mass

Jan 29, 2017

What started as a Mass remembering a Latino baseball star and humanitarian quickly took a violent turn as an auxiliary... Read more

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After school shooting in Mexico, archbishop offers prayers

Jan 24, 2017

Following a school shooting in Monterrey, Mexico last week, the local archbishop offered his prayers and support.  Read more

Church in Brazil laments tragedy of gang-fueled prison riots

Jan 10, 2017

After nearly 100 inmates died in gang-related riots at prisons in northern Brazil through Jan. 8, Church officials in the... Read more

A prayer vigil in Dallas for the injured and killed policemen in a July 8 attack in Dallas.

Race relations are a Church responsibility, bishops say in call to action

Jan 5, 2017

The Catholic Church can be a force for healing race relations, said the U.S. bishops’ task force on racism and... Read more

St. Mark's Coptic Cathedral, Cairo.

Egyptian cathedral restored after December bombing

Jan 5, 2017

The Egyptian army corps of engineers has completed the restoration of Saint Mark's Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, where a terrorist... Read more