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12-year-old twins stand near garbage outside a building in the old city of Homs, Syria.

European leaders discuss plight of child victims of war

Jun 5, 2017

By Elise Harris

Last week the Order of Malta hosted diplomats and politicians from throughout Europe for a discussion on the effects of... Read more

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How Colombia's child soldiers are trying to begin again

Feb 7, 2017

By Elise Harris

Colombia is the only country in the Americas where there child soldiers can still be found.  Read more

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Pope dedicates December to praying for end to child soldiers

Dec 2, 2016

By Elise Harris

In his latest prayer video, which highlights his prayer intention for the month of December, Pope Francis focused on putting... Read more

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Want to end child soldiers? Stop fighting, South Sudanese archbishop says

Oct 29, 2016

By Elise Harris

Archbishop Paulino Luduku Loro of Jubo, South Sudan has said that when it comes to the dramatic and widespread phenomena... Read more

A child carrying water at the Tomping civilian protection site in Juba, South Sudan, May 6, 2014.

Dialogue must replace fighting, South Sudanese bishops say

Oct 29, 2014

The bishops in South Sudan are calling for an immediate end to violence in their country, saying  it should be... Read more

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St. John’s Cathedral in the Netherlands is lit up for Red Wednesday on Nov. 23, 2022.

Churches around the world lit up red in honor of persecuted Christians

Despite an online petition posted to change.org in mid-October that garnered over 53,000 signatures in protest of the evergreen to be used for the Vatican Christmas tree being chopped down, the tree arrived as scheduled in St. Peter’s Square at 7 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2024.

Vatican Christmas tree wreathed in controversy over environmental objections

Father Max Josef Metzger, a Catholic priest executed by the Nazi regime in 1944 for his peace activism and ecumenical work, was beatified Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Freiburg, Germany.

Church beatifies German priest who was executed by Nazis in 1944

Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather assesses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

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