Archive for November 19, 2014
#savealeppo – International movement urges a ceasefire in the Syrian city
As the battle over Syria's largest city has raged for more than two years, the Community of Sant'Egidio on Tuesday... Read more
Poverty, divorce, alcoholism – no shortage of challenges for Church in Belarus
In Belarus, western Ukraine's neighbor to the north, the Church is doing its best to reach out to the people,... Read more
Church combats domestic violence in Arabian peninsula
The family ministry office serving expatriate Catholics in the Arabian peninsula held a workshop last week to help end domestic... Read more
Thinking of yourself won’t make you holy, but serving others will, Pope says
In his weekly general audience address, Pope Francis said that holiness can never be selfish, but is a gift that... Read more
Latest appointment at Vatican financial watchdog opens a new phase
Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed René Bruelhart president of the Financial Information Authority, the Vatican's financial watchdog, thus opening a... Read more
Pope Francis offers a lesson from a ham and cheese sandwich
Pope Francis brought laughter to a group of young people gathered at the Vatican Nov.15 when he quoted an Argentinean... Read more
Abuse allegations were addressed immediately, Spanish archbishop says
The Archdiocese of Granada, Spain, has defended its response to the case of three priests accused of abusing an underage... Read more
Beyond religious differences: Interfaith leaders unite on marriage
Leaders from various faith traditions around the globe are backing the union of a man and woman as an inherently... Read more
Jerusalem victims had a name, a family, a story, priest recalls
For one Jerusalem priest, the “horrific” killings at a Jerusalem synagogue show the need to humanize the victims of violence,... Read more
