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In this 2014 file photo, Filipino children participate in a procession of Marian images at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. A new document, "Encountering Christ in Harmony," is described as a "pastoral response" meant to provide support and to offer ideas for ministry to the nation's nearly 3 million Asian and Pacific Island Catholics. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Bishops adopt ‘pastoral response’ for Asian, Pacific Island Catholics

Posted by - June 23, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CNS) — A new document focused on guiding the American church in addressing the pastoral needs of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics was approved by the U.S.…
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Women take a photo in front of a mural in Miami, Fla., Dec. 7, 2017. Pope Francis said June 15 during morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae that exploiting women or treating them like objects is a sin against God. (CNS photo/Rhona Wise, EPA)

Using women, trampling on their dignity is a sin, pope says

Posted by - June 23, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Exploiting women or treating them like objects is a sin against God, Pope Francis said. “There is a rage against women, terrible rage,” the pope said…
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Newspapers are seen in a stand in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 13. During his homily at morning Mass June 18 at Domus Sanctae Marthae, Pope Francis said all dictatorships begin the same way: Media outlets are put in the hands of "unscrupulous" people who spread lies and weaken democracy. (CNS photo/Kith Serey, EPA)

Dictatorships begin with taking over media to spread lies, pope says

Posted by - June 23, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — All dictatorships begin the same way: media outlets are put in the hands of “unscrupulous” people who spread lies and weaken democracy, Pope Francis said. Typical…
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An unnamed child with a rare congenital birth defect called esophageal atresia is seen in Damascus Countryside Specialized Hospital in Douma, Syria, Oct. 11, 2017. (CNS photo/Mohammed Badra, EPA)

Pope: Aborting children with birth defects is like Nazi eugenics program

Posted by - June 23, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis denounced the practice of administering prenatal tests to determine birth defects that often lead to abortions, comparing it to the Nazi-era eugenics program that…
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A Filipino police officer inspects a motorcycle rider in Manila April 14. Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo was shot and killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen June 10. (CNS photo/Mark R. Cristino, EPA)

Philippine authorities arrest suspect in priest’s murder

Posted by - June 23, 2018
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Philippine authorities announced June 15 that they had arrested their “prime suspect” in the killing of Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo, reported ucanews.com. The suspect, identified as…
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