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December 6, 2017

Pope concerned by U.S. move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump planned to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Pope Francis expressed his concern that such a move would further destabilize the Middle East.
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December 5, 2017

Pope appoints Washington auxiliary bishop to head Richmond Diocese

Pope Francis has named Washington Auxiliary Bishop Barry C. Knestout, 55, as the 13th bishop of Richmond, Virginia.
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December 2, 2017

Catholic liturgies avoid Christmas decorations, carols in Advent

Father Rice said it's important for Catholics to engage in spiritual preparation for Christmas even in the middle of all the other preparations.
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December 1, 2017

Defend God’s image by defending the Rohingya, pope urges

Each human being is created in the image and likeness of God, yet so often people desecrate that image with violence as seen in the treatment of Myanmar's Rohingya minority, Pope Francis said.
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December 1, 2017

Pope arrives in Bangladesh, praises country’s welcome of Rohingya

From the Dhaka international airport, Pope Francis went directly to the National Martyrs' Memorial, which honors those who died in the 1971 war in which Bangladesh separated from Pakistan.
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November 30, 2017

Fear and loathing: Rohingya crisis shows danger of identity politics

The situation of the Rohingya is an extreme example of what happens when one's ethnic or religious identity incites such strong fear or pride or that it creates ironclad categories of "us and them."
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November 30, 2017

2,400 faith leaders ask Senate to nix tax cut legislation

More than 2,400 religious faith leaders, including hundreds of Catholic women religious and dozens of priests, asked the U.S. Senate to vote down tax cut legislation.
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November 29, 2017

Washington Archdiocese takes transit system to court over ad guidelines

The Archdiocese of Washington filed suit in federal court Nov. 28 over the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's advertising guidelines after the transit system rejected an Advent and Christmas advertisement.
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November 29, 2017

Movie Review: ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’

This charming fact-based historical drama tells the origin story of Victorian author Charles Dickens' beloved 1843 novella, "A Christmas Carol."
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November 29, 2017

Buddhists, Christians must reclaim values that lead to peace, pope says

Christians and Buddhists are called by faith to overcome evil with goodness and violence with peace, Pope Francis said.
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November 28, 2017

Respect the rights of all groups, pope tells Myanmar’s leaders

The plight of the ethnic Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state was front and center in speeches by Pope Francis and Aung San Suu Kyi, but neither publicly used the word Rohingya.
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November 28, 2017

Parolin: Vatican II continues to shape church life, Pope Francis’ papacy

The Second Vatican Council continues to have an enduring impact on the Catholic Church and on the papacy of Pope Francis, according to the Vatican's top diplomat, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
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