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Hong Kong bishop urges independent inquiry into student’s death
HONG KONG — A bishop is calling on the Hong Kong government to set up an independent inquiry into the death of a student...
Civility in public discourse focuses on ‘golden rule’ — treating others as you would...
WASHINGTON -- Rancor in politics, especially these days, may be the norm, but a nationwide effort is underway to remind people that civility in...
Hong Kong bishop reminds people that all involved in protests are human
HONG KONG — As demonstrations pitting pro-government groups against pro-democracy protesters continue, a bishop urged Catholics to pray for the realization that all are...
Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests against mainland China
HONG KONG -- A controversial extradition bill that sparked months of protest has been formally withdrawn by Hong Kong's government, reported ucanews.org.
The bill, which...
Retired Gen. James Mattis tells Al Smith dinner U.S. ‘seems to have forgotten’ core...
NEW YORK -- Now is the time to remember "the core principles we used to know and live by and that we now seem...
Christian advocates to President Trump: Don’t desert Christians, Yazidis, Kurds in Syria
AMMAN, Jordan -- Christians concerned with religious freedom violations resulting from the Turkish military offensive on northeastern Syria are urging U.S. President Donald Trump...
Blessed Pius IX, “Pio Nono,” pope of the First Vatican Council
An eminent passenger departed at night from Rome's Quirinal Palace Nov. 24, 1848, unrecognizable as his carriage proceeded. He resembled any mid-19th-century Italian country...
Georgetown University panel examines ‘human costs, moral implications’ of migration crisis
WASHINGTON -- Facing the challenge of the migration crisis will require voices and actions taken up in solidarity with migrants across the globe, said...
Pope Francis reminds Romanian leaders countries are measured by treatment of poor, disadvantaged
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Pope Francis told Romanian leaders a country's success is measured by how it treats and cares for its most vulnerable citizens,...
Europe’s bishops call for unity, cooperation after crucial EU elections
BRUSSELS — Catholic church leaders welcomed the outcome of key European Union elections as endorsing their continent’s unity, but also called for stronger dialogue...