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St. Mary's Cathedral in Marawi, Philippines, is seen May 11, 2019. Forces affiliated with the Islamic State attacked the cathedral in 2017. Christians and Muslims prayed July 27, 2019, in the ruins of the cathedral and mosques in Marawi, which were devastated by a five-month siege. (CNS photo/Eloisa Lopez, Reuters)

Christians, Muslims pray at ruins of Philippine town’s church, mosques

Posted by - August 2, 2019
MARAWI, Philippines (CNS) — Christians and Muslims prayed in the ruins of a church and a mosque in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, which was devastated by a five-month…
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Comboni Sister Gabriella Bottani, international coordinator of Talitha Kum, a worldwide association of religious sisters working to end human trafficking and slavery, speaks during a panel discussion on human trafficking July 29, 2019, at the United Nations. Looking on is Argentine Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences. The event, hosted by the Vatican's permanent observer mission to the U.N., marked the 10th anniversary of the founding of Talitha Kum and was held on the eve of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Religious sisters at forefront of fight against human trafficking, slavery

Posted by - August 2, 2019
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — A worldwide network of 2,000 Catholic religious sisters marked the 10th anniversary of its efforts to combat human trafficking and slavery July 29. Speakers from the…
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U.S. Msgr. Robert Oliver, secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, has been named by Pope Francis as the contact person for people with information or concerns about potential cases of abuse and cover-up within the Vicariate of Vatican City State. Msgr. Oliver is pictured in a Feb. 5, 2013, photo (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

U.S. priest to receive reports of abuse, cover-up at Vatican City State

Posted by - August 2, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Vatican City State will have its own reporting system in place before the end of the year for flagging suspected cases of the abuse of minors…
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Teresa Liu poses June 15, 2019, at St. Michael Church in Hurstville in southern Sydney, Australia. Liu was imprisoned in China for 20 years because she was a member of Catholic lay organization, the Legion of Mary. She has helped convert hundreds of Chinese migrants to the Catholic faith in Australia. (CNS photo/Catherine Sheehan)

Once imprisoned, Chinese woman now guides others to the Catholic faith

Posted by - August 2, 2019
SYDNEY (CNS) — A woman who spent 20 years imprisoned in China for being a faithful Catholic has helped hundreds of Chinese migrants convert to the faith in Australia. Teresa…
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