While in past years the wave of Muslim violence against Christians has been prominent in the U.S. State Department's annual report on international religious freedom, the latest report, released Aug. 10, focuses on Muslim...
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Checking in: Pope invites Syrian refugees to lunch
At a luncheon that was part reunion and part progress report, Pope Francis invited 21 Syrian refugees to join him at the Vatican Aug. 11.
Movie Review: Pete’s Dragon
The classic boy-and-his-dog story assumes outsized proportions in "Pete's Dragon" (Disney), a warmhearted fantasy adventure suitable for teens and their elders.
U.N. Refugee Olympic team: ‘The victory scream of all refugees’
Glued to the improvised screen set up on the patio of the Caritas house, the refugees yelled and they cried. But most of all, they cheered. They cheered for their two Congolese colleagues, Popole Misenga, 24, and Yolande Mabika...
Bangladeshi Catholic editor flees country amid harassment, threats
Rosaline Costa heard people tell her "be careful" so often she decided that she had to flee her native Bangladesh for the United States to stay alive.
Gymnast keeps rosary — a gift from her mom — close when she competes
U.S. Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Simone Biles says when she travels, she sometimes takes with her a statue of St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes, and she also carries a rosary her mother gave her.
Texas Catholic parish welcomes immigrant children ‘with a lot of love’
Almost every Sunday, more than 100 immigrant children under 18 years of age attend Mass at San Felipe de Jesus Church in Cameron Park.
Philippine church leaders feel powerless to stop extrajudicial killings
Philippine Catholic leaders say they are powerless to stop a growing number of extrajudicial killings that have come with President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
Mercy received must be mercy shared, pope says at audience
God's mercy is infectious and must be shared with others, Pope Francis said.
A pilgrim’s tale
You won’t see this photo in this week’s coverage of World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, although it is one of my favorites.