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Christians light candles to protest killing of couple accused of blasphemy in Pakistan (CNS photo/Sohail Shahzad EPA)
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Catholic leaders in Pakistan protested the beating and burning on Nov. 4 of a young Christian couple accused of desecrating the Quran. “The government has absolutely failed to protect its citizens’ right to life,” said the National Commission for Justice and Peace of the Catholic B
Archbishop from Nigeria speaks in England on country's Ebola efforts and contrasting with its lack of aggression in addressing Islamic extremism (CNS photo/Simon Caldwell)
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A parish twinning-style relationship between St. Lawrence Parish in Tampa, Fla., and a small Catholic community in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province has resulted in official permission for the construction of the first new Catholic church to be erected in Cuba in nearly six decades. • In a le
Archdiocese of Chicago releases documents on past clergy sex abuse cases (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
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The Archdiocese of Chicago on Nov. 6 released approximately 15,000 pages of documents related to 36 archdiocesan priests who have substantiated allegations against them of sexual misconduct with minors. The documents are posted on the archdiocesan website, www.archchicago.org. All the records pertai
The water irrigation pipes in the dry Southern California farmland.(Courtesy Shutterstock)
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Jim McDermott
If you have been paying any attention to California news lately, you’ve heard about the state’s devastating three-year drought: counties worth of farms decimated, whole towns without water and government officials proposing emergency legislation. This year has been thus far the driest ye
A refugee from Kobani, Syria
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The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference called on the Confederation of African Football to postpone the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 soccer tournament, scheduled for Jan. 17 to Feb. 8, because of the Ebola threat. • New light is shining on the Sistine Chapel after a state of the art LED ligh
LOST AT SEA. Sub-Saharan migrants greet a Spanish rescue boat at Tarifa, Spain.
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Catholic bishops and aid agencies criticized a move by European nations to scale down the rescue of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean Sea, where hundreds drown each month attempting to reach Europe.“What we’re seeing is almost a nightmare vision. Any policy which causes people t