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Kevin Clarke
"Only God knows the stories of those people who have given their lives, who have died, and continue to be stoned with the hardest stone that exists in the world: language."
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, smiles as he attends a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's document, "Nostra Aetate." (CNS photo/M. Migliorato, Catholic Press Photo)
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
"Expressing everything in terms of balance of power—the struggles of groups and classes, friends and enemies—creates fertile ground for social barriers, contempt, even hatred and terrorism and their veiled or open justification," Cardinal Parolin told representatives of the world's religions Oct. 28 at Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University.
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Catholic News Service
The Chinese government imposed its one-child policy in 1979 to curb the growth of the population that, at that time, was reaching 972 million people. The policy most strictly applied to Han Chinese, but not to ethnic minorities around China.
Incoming House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., salutes the members of the House as he stands with outgoing Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, after Ryan was elected on Capitol Hill in Washington Oct. 29. Ryan received 236 votes. (CNS photo/Gary Cameron, Reuters)
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Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
The Wisconsin Republican is faced with keeping his party's conference unified as he takes a position that places him third in line for the presidency. He has vowed to change business-as-usual in the House by building broad consensus for legislation and pledged to eschew last-minute, closed-door deals.
Pope Francis speaks at the second World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 9. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Catholic News Service
"Is Christian faith incompatible with vast wealth?"
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori attends a morning session June 10 during the annual spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in St. Louis. (CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review)
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Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
The U.S. bishops will consider whether to approve a new introductory note and a limited revision of their quadrennial statement on political responsibility during their Nov. 16-19 fall general assembly in Baltimore.The statement, "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship," is reissued