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Pope to Indonesia missionary congress: A Christian always walks forward

Pope Francis has sent a video message to the National Missionary Congress of Indonesia, which kicked off in the capital Jakarta on Thursday. 

Pope's August prayer intention: For families

Pope Francis releases a video message accompanying his prayer intention for August, which is that families may become "schools of true human development". 

Pope Francis makes surprise visit to ailing nun

Pope Francis visited an elderly nun at the Daughters of Charity’s house in Rome on Sunday, a gesture of kindness for her years of service at the Casa Santa ... 

Pope John Paul I’s childhood home open to visitors

The birthplace of Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I, will be open to the public for the first time from August 2. 

Nigerian Cardinal condemns government ban of Shiite Muslim group

In Nigeria, a ban on a Shiite Muslim group came after a court ruled the government could classify it as a "terrorist organization." Cardinal Onaiyekan of Abuja ... 

Vatican City to implement system for reporting abuse

Vatican City State is to implement a system for reporting crimes and cases of negligence regarding the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by the end of the ... 

John Paul II Institute confirms fidelity to original vision

Monsignor Pierangelo Sequeri, President of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute, responds to questions raised about the renewal of the Institute ... 

Scalabrinian missionaries decry killing of indigenous leader in Amazon Rainforest

Missionaries in Brazil say the murder of an indigenous leader in the country’s rainforest sounds the alarm on recent policies that have opened up protected ... 

Cardinals Tagle, Bo visit Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Caritas Internationalis and Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), visit ... 

U.S. Bishops calls for an end to gun violence

Following the shooting at a food festival in California on Sunday, the U.S. Bishops call for support of the victims and for actions to end gun violence. 

DRC Ebola epidemic spreads to populous border city

A second person has died after contracting Ebola in Goma, a major transit hub in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the Rwandan border. On Thursday, the man’s ... 

North Korea conducts second missile test in a week

North Korea on Wednesday fired 2 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, its second test in less than a week. Analysts say the move could be aimed at ... 

British PM meets political leaders in Northern Ireland

Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson is in Northern Ireland meeting leaders of the five main political parties there in a bid to help efforts to restore ... 

Brazil prison riot leaves 57 dead

57 prisoners are slain as rival gangs enact homicidal vendettas in a Brazilian jail, which started with a blaze and transformed into slaughter in the north of ... 

From the Soviet Army to the priesthood: faith in the shadow of the regime

"As a boy I felt the goal of my life was to become a priest”. This is how the conversation with Victor Pogrebnii begins. He did become a priest: he was ordained ... 

South Sudan prepares for increase in Ebola cases

UNICEF assesses South Sudan as a “high-risk” country in the spread of the Ebola virus, while boosting prevention efforts that include informational messages.