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Vatican’s new shelter
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Pope Francis joined Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner and Adolfo Nicolas, S.J., superior general of the Society of Jesus, in a visit to a new homeless shelter for men in Rome on Oct. 15. • In 2014, a recent high of 1,400 cases of blasphemy were registered in Pakistan, while its cou
TENSIONS MOUNT. Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli soldiers in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Oct. 6.
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This violence goes against Jerusalem’s vocation as a holy city, which should be open to all people of faith, he said. “We are shocked at what is happening,” Bishop Shomali said in mid-October, after two weeks of unrest. “Violence does not help. We do not accept violence by an
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Anthony Egan, S.J.
The decision of the ruling African National Congress to withdraw South Africa from membership of the International Criminal Court has drawn fierce criticism.
REFUGE. A Christian mother and child on Oct. 15 at a camp for displaced people at a Catholic school in Manduamas, Indonesia. More than 4,000 Aceh residents fled to North Sumatra following attacks by Islamic groups and the burning of two churches.
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During a press briefing after the report’s release on Oct. 14, Secretary of State John Kerry said these non-state actors “are now the principal persecutors and preventers of religious tolerance and practice.”“Most prominent, and most harmful, obviously, has been the rise of i
Migrants from Syria warm themselves by fire after arriving in Greece
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Greece is bracing for thousands more Syrians and other people to land on Lesbos and other key island crossings from Turkey, as those fleeing conflict remain undeterred by the worsening weather and colder autumn temperatures. “The waves were rolling fiercely with the salt water nearly choking u
California Gov. Jerry Brown attends workshop with mayors from around the world at Vatican.
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Jim McDermott
On Oct. 5 California became the fifth state to allow assisted suicide, after Gov. Jerry Brown signed State Assembly Bill ABx2-15 into law.