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Children at a displaced persons camp in Bangui last year. Many of their fathers had been missing for months and were presumed vicitms of a Seleka rampage in December 2013. (photo by Kevin Clarke)
Dispatches
November 20, 2015
The pope’s upcoming visit to East Africa nations Kenya and Uganda and the Central African Republic will be a source of great spiritual sustenance to the people of the region.
News
November 17, 2015
"That you have referenced poverty not once but twice in the document represents a significant and positive shift in our plans and priorities."
News
November 17, 2015
Bishop McElroy questioned the lack of attention to the areas of concern that Pope Francis has made the keystones of his pontificate.
News
November 17, 2015
Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich asked why the conference’s long-standing support of comprehensive immigration reform was not specifically mentioned in the 2017-20 strategic plan. He also mentioned that the emphasis by Pope Francis on a global abolition of the death penalty, also long supported by
Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington, Vt., listens to a speaker Nov. 16 during the 2015 fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
News
November 16, 2015
The U.S. bishops will vote tomorrow on whether or not to approve new additions to its quadrennial “Faithful Citizenship’ statement, refreshed this year to take into consideration some contemporary concerns and some of the new issues that Pope Francis has been bringing to the attention of the global
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, gives his address Nov. 16 during the bishops 2015 fall general assembly in Baltimore.
News
November 16, 2015
“We understand that there is going to be some concern and vetting” of refugees seeking protection and resettlement in the United States to make sure they have the “proper intent,” but “we are going to be ready to receive them.”
Archbishop Kurtz addresses the U.S. bishops.
News
November 16, 2015
Religious liberty and Catholic identity are early topics of U.S. bishops' meeting in Baltimore
In Republique square in Paris on Nov. 14, people gather in memory of victims of terrorist attacks. Coordinated attacks the previous evening claimed the lives of 132 people. The Islamic State claimed responsibility. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
News
November 15, 2015
In the aftermath of the attacks in Paris, which at press time had claimed 132 lives and left hundreds more wounded, President François Hollande vowed to “be unforgiving with the barbarians from Daesh.” By Nov. 15 France had begun bombing raids on the ersatz capital of ISIS, Raqqa in Syr
Armed police officers go on foot patrol around Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Nov. 14. Dozens of people were killed in a series of attacks in Paris Nov. 13. (CNS photo/Ian Langsdon, EPA)
News
November 14, 2015
“I am close to the people of France, to the families of the victims, and I am praying for all of them,” Pope Francis said.
News
November 13, 2015
Scores have been killed in numerous attacks across the city of Paris tonight. Reacting to the carnage in Paris, the Holy See called for a united and decisive response.