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Products of slavery shipped into our living rooms
When we think of slavery, we tend to picture the horrors of historical slavery. We imagine people in chains being bought, sold and owned as ... Read More
Russia blocks roads to the Vatican, both literally and diplomatically
A section of Rome’s Via delle Fornaci by a large estate owned by the Russian embassies to Italy has been blocked off since late October. ... Read More
Pope Francis removes Caritas Internationalis leaders, appoints administrator
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, and Aloysius John, secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis, Photo: CNS POPE Francis has removed the entire leadership of an ... Read More
As UK energy prices soar and winter bites, Catholic parishes offer warm respite
An idea that could help improve the lives of hundreds of people this winter came from a conversation between two sisters. Jill Boggan was speaking ... Read More
Report shows poverty growing globally, reversing recent gains
A child affected by the worsening drought due to failed rain seasons pulls a jerrycan of water at Sopel village in Turkana, Kenya, Sept. 27, ... Read More
Pope Francis calls on religious not to be discouraged by ‘lack of vocations or by ageing’
Pope Francis addressing members of the Claretianum Institute of the Theology of the Consecrated Life at the Vatican, Nov. 7, 2022. Vatican Media Pope Francis ... Read More
Planting veggies on Church land to feed Philippines poor
A girl feeds her baby brother with free meals during a feeding program in a poor section of Manila, Philippines. Photo: CNS In the Philippines, ... Read More