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Tensions High Between Refugees and Locals After Lesbos Fire
The director of Greece’s Catholic charitable organization said the situation on Lesbos island remains tense after a fire at a refugee camp left at least 12,000 homeless.
Groups File Complaint After Report Alleges Immigrants Subjected to Hysterectomies
Groups that support immigrants have lodged a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General saying that a nurse has come forward with detailed allegations of mass hysterectomies she said have been performed on immigrant women in detention in a Georgia facility.
Pope to Take Post-Pandemic Pleas to Global Stage
Pope Francis to address the COVID-19 pandemic during the U.N. General Assembly. By Cindy Wooden,...
Creation Must be Protected, Not Exploited, Pope Says
Continuing his series of talks on “healing the world,” the pope reflected on the theme of “caring for the common home and contemplative attitude.”
Salvadoran Colonel Convicted of Jesuits’ Murders
A Spanish court has convicted a former Salvadoran colonel for the murders of five Jesuit priests in 1989 –a rare act of justice for an atrocity from El Salvador’s brutal civil war.
At Mexican Camp Near U.S. Border, Asylum-Seekers Grow More Desperate
Fear has gripped the camp in recent weeks as at least seven individuals have been found murdered with their bodies left along the river’s edge in an area where camp residents used to wash and bathe.
Fasting for Justice: Invitation to Address Many Types of Social Sin
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND (CNS) -- A recent call by Bishop Shelton J....
Common Good, Not Greed, Must Motivate Search for Vaccine, Pope Says
The common good—and not political or economic gain—should be at the heart of the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, Pope Francis said.
Bishops Urge Voters To Promote Peace in Central African Republic
Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic warned most of their country is in the hands of armed bands and “ferocious mercenaries” and urged voters to find candidates who can free it “from oppression, misery and ignorance” in upcoming elections.
Lack of Respect for Life, for Nature Have Same Root, Pope Says
Meeting with lay people, Pope Francis stressed that the concern for the environment is a Christian...
Catholic COVID-19 Volunteer Inspires Myanmar Youth
Ethnic Karen serves on the front line of the nation's battle against the pandemic. By John Zaw,...
Solidarity Is the Antidote to Selfishness, Exploitation, Pope Says
“A solidarity guided by faith enables us to translate the love of God in our globalized culture … but by interweaving communities and sustaining processes of growth that are truly human and solid,” he said.
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