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Pope asks Thai priests to strip Gospel’s ‘foreign garb’‍

Pope Francis has asked Thai priests to give Christianity “a Thai face and flesh” on the third day of his visit to the kingdom. He was speaking during a meeting with priests, religious, seminarians and catechists at St Peter’s Parish of Wat Roman village in Tha Kham, Bangkok, on Nov. 22. “As

Archbishop Sheen will be beatified ON December 21 at Peoria’s cathedral

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on Dec. 21, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced late on Nov. 18. He said the Vatican had just notified him of the beatification and he was announcing the news “with great joy and thanksgiving.” Plans for the beatification are already underway, the bishop said. The ceremony […]

100 guns turned in at St Sabina buyback program in Chicago

A gun buyback program at St Sabina Church in Chicago produced at least 100 firearms. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that police traded gift cards for guns – $100 for handguns and rifles and $10 for BB guns, air rifles and replicas. Father Michael Pfleger’s church collects guns year-round. The last buyback day in April netted […]

Religious freedom a ‘moral imperative,’ Pope tells leaders of major religions in Thailand

In a meeting with leaders of major religions in Thailand on Nov.22, Pope Francis stressed the importance of upholding human dignity and religious freedom. “For our part, we are asked to embrace the moral imperative of upholding human dignity and respecting the rights of conscience and religious freedom,” he said on Nov. 22 at Chulalongkorn […]

A world without nuclear weapons is possible, Pope says in Japan

Saying it is “perverse” to think the threat of nuclear weapons makes the world safer, Pope Francis urged a renewed commitment to disarmament and to the international treaties designed to limit or eliminate nuclear weapons. Pope Francis began his first full day in Japan Nov. 24 with a sombre visit in the pouring rain to […]

Pope to Thai bishops: Stand with the poor, the exploited

Pope Francis told bishops from Thailand and other countries in Asia on Nov. 22 to stand with and intercede for their people, especially those who are affected by economic inequality or who are victims of exploitation or trafficking. “You have taken upon your-selves the concerns of your people: the scourge of drugs and human trafficking, […]