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Update: Germany tour led to making Holocaust research her lifes workWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Suzanne Brown-Fleming was on a track to the kind of career she wanted.After having been educated in Catholic schools in the Virginia suburbs of Washington for 12 [...]
Martyrdom comes from following Christ without compromise, pope saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- There always will be martyrs among Christians in the world, Pope Francis said. Martyrdom "is the sign that we are on Jesus' path; it's a blessing from [...]
Everyday Heroes: How former Eagles GM founded Ronald McDonald housesJim Murray became the youngest general manager in NFL history without a family connection when he was hired at age 36 by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1974. Five years before, Murray [...]

Update: A world without nuclear weapons is possible, pope says in Japan

Update: A world without nuclear weapons is possible, pope says in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan (CNS) -- Saying it is "perverse" to think the threat of nuclear weapons [...]

A world without nuclear weapons is possible, pope says in Nagasaki

A world without nuclear weapons is possible, pope says in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan (CNS) -- Saying it is "perverse" to think the threat of nuclear weapons [...]

Pope arrives in Japan — decades later than hed hoped

Pope arrives in Japan — decades later than hed hoped

TOKYO (CNS) -- Describing himself as a "missionary pilgrim," Pope Francis finally fulfilled a more [...]

NCYC goes from rowdy to reverent for Blessed Sacrament, popes message

NCYC goes from rowdy to reverent for Blessed Sacrament, popes message

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- Outside, a cold drizzle dampened Indianapolis Nov. 21. Inside the city's convention center, [...]

Government supporters besiege another Nicaraguan church

Government supporters besiege another Nicaraguan church

MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Pro-government mobs besieged another Nicaraguan parish, further inflaming tensions between the [...]

Be brave enough to dialogue, pope tells Thai religious leaders

Be brave enough to dialogue, pope tells Thai religious leaders

BANGKOK (CNS) -- Meeting Thai religious leaders and then celebrating Mass with Catholic young adults, [...]

Federal judge blocks scheduled executions of federal death-row inmates

Federal judge blocks scheduled executions of federal death-row inmates

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A federal judge Nov. 20 temporarily blocked the executions of four federal [...]

Extension official says Eucharist strengthens the faithful in mission area

CHICAGO (CNS) -- A recent Pew Research Center survey showed that a majority of Catholics [...]

Response to migration is sign of character, pope says in Thailand

Response to migration is sign of character, pope says in Thailand

BANGKOK (CNS) -- Calling migration "one of the principal moral issues" facing humanity today, Pope [...]

Church becomes improvised morgue as Bolivian violence continues

Church becomes improvised morgue as Bolivian violence continues

A church located on the outskirts of Bolivia's capital city became an improvised morgue Nov. [...]