In Peace Day message pope calls for end to foreign debt and death penalty 
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In Peace Day message pope calls for end to foreign debt and death penalty 

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis has called on all nations to eliminate the death penalty, to…

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Aid reaching Syria’s Christian communities
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Aid reaching Syria’s Christian communities

VATICAN (SE). Humanitarian support and pastoral care continues to reach Christian communities in Syria, despite…

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With Assad’s fall, Syria’s papal nuncio prays for reconciliation and new prosperity
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With Assad’s fall, Syria’s papal nuncio prays for reconciliation and new prosperity

(OSV News): Mario Cardinal Zenari, the apostolic nuncio to Syria, said he hopes the war-torn…

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A memorable pilgrimage to Egypt
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A memorable pilgrimage to Egypt

By Theresa Lumo Kung, Focolare Movement I am deeply grateful for the invitation from Father Dawoud…

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Japan’s ‘hidden Christian’ sites are living witness of faith, pope says
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Japan’s ‘hidden Christian’ sites are living witness of faith, pope says

VATICAN (CNS): Christians in Japan should keep alive the memory of the persecution their ancestors…

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