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A woman holds up a sign during a rally against assisted suicide in 2016 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. (CNS photo/Art Babych)
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The American College of Physicians called for better promotion of palliative and hospice care, which opponents of physician-assisted suicide say are underutilized areas of medicine that could address concerns of patients facing difficult illnesses.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
"We often hear faithful Catholics who see mercy at work and ask, 'Why?'"
Pope Francis leaves his general audience
FaithNews
Gerard O’ConnellCarol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis promised "zero tolerance" in his remarks to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Rescue workers search for survivors in the debris of collapsed buildings Sept. 20 in Mexico City. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Sept. 19 to the southeast of the city, killing hundreds. (CNS photo/Jose Mendez, EPA)
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
All the dioceses in Mexico were collecting food, water and other necessities for victims of the quakes and were seeking economic support from inside and outside the country.
Rescue workers help people on Sept. 20 in Guayama, Puerto Rico, after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria. After battering the Virgin Islands, the hurricane made landfall in Puerto Rico, bringing "catastrophic" 155 mph winds and dangerous storm surges. (CNS photo/Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Thousands sought shelter in Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Maria, called a "monster storm" by many, hit the Caribbean island just short of a Category 5 storm Sept. 20, with winds of 155 miles per hour.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said the hurricane had the potential of being the "most catastrophic hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in a century."

Young people wave as Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sept. 20. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis continues to spread his message of Christian hope, aiming especially to reach and inspire young people.