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Oct 15, 2018

Religions, which are meant to build bridges, contradict their very nature if they stop pursuing the path of peace, Pope Francis said.

Children of Salvadoran TPS holders gain support from Pope Francis

by Melissa Vida, Catholic News Service

Oct 15, 2018

Eleven children of parents who are in the United States under Temporary Protected Status traveled to Rome to meet Pope Francis ahead of the canonization of St. Oscar Romero.

Exclusive: Cupich says bishops must cede authority, allow lay oversight of accusations

by Joshua J. McElwee, Heidi Schlumpf

Oct 15, 2018

Exclusive: "Bishops have to, as a group, say, 'We cede our rights as bishops to have somebody else come in and investigate us,' " Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told NCR. "Every bishop has to be willing to say, 'I will allow myself to be investigated by an independent group if there is an accusation against me.' "

Sainting Romero and Paul VI, Francis says: no 'half measures' to holiness

by Joshua J. McElwee, Heidi Schlumpf

Oct 14, 2018

Declaring Pope Paul VI and martyred Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero saints of the global Catholic Church, Pope Francis said the two prelates show that Christians are called not to take "half measures" but to strive for holiness, even sometimes at the risk of their own safety.

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Religions that do not pursue peace are a contradiction, pope says

Children of Salvadoran TPS holders gain support from Pope Francis

Exclusive: Cupich says bishops must cede authority, allow lay oversight of accusations

Sainting Romero and Paul VI, Francis says: no 'half measures' to holiness

Francis defrocks two retired Chilean bishops 'for demonstrated abuse of minors'

Pope Hamlet: Paul VI's indecisive, wavering papacy

The irreconcilable duality of Pope Paul VI

Ethiopian cardinal hopes synod addresses African youth's reality: 'question is survival'

NCR Podcast: Canonizing Óscar Romero, Pope Paul VI and Catherine Kasper

Harsh rhetoric, policies in U.S. cause migrants more pain, observer says

Petition urges women's votes at synod, but Dutch bishop disagrees

Devil destroys overtly or slyly by pretending to be a friend, pope says

Observers: Young people need small, nurturing networks to help them discern

Editorial: Dangerous saints for desperate times

Wuerl resigns, ending influential tenure in wake of abuse report

Pope's quotes: Protection of our common home

What happened to the Catholic Church? (Part 2)

Young people want credibility, someone to walk with them, bishops say

Salvadoran bishops to meet with Francis, invite pope to visit Romero's tomb

Some married men would answer a call to priesthood, bishop says

It would be 'beautiful' if pope visits N. Korea, but groundwork needed, says S. Korea bishop

Francis, the comic strip

Meeting the challenge: Bishops say synod can make a difference

Chinese bishop says agreement is sign that universal church is one

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