Read more about the article Death penalty encourages revenge, not justice, pope says
Pope Francis offers his prayer intention for the month of September for the abolition of the death penalty in this video posted to the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network. (CNS photo/Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network)

Death penalty encourages revenge, not justice, pope says

‘Capital punishment offers no justice to victims, but rather encourages revenge’

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Read more about the article Catholic nurses draw on faith, fellowship to be ‘hands and feet of Christ’
Cheryl Hettman, former president of the National Association of Catholic Nurses USA, is seen Aug. 3, 2022, during a session of a world congress of Catholic nurses held Aug. 2-4 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pa. (CNS photo/Gina Christian, CatholicPhilly.com)

Catholic nurses draw on faith, fellowship to be ‘hands and feet of Christ’

Nursing is ‘a noble and gracious ministry’

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Read more about the article Pope wants dialogue with bishops about the Church’s ministries
A young woman reads during Pope Francis' celebration of Mass on the feast of Christ the King in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 22, 2020. In a written message released Aug. 24, 2022, Pope Francis invited the world's bishops' conferences to join in a 'dialogue' reviewing diversity and growth of ministries in the church. (CNS photo/Stefano Dal Pozzolo, pool)

Pope wants dialogue with bishops about the Church’s ministries

Pope wants dialogue with bishops about the Church's ministries

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Read more about the article ‘Sister religions’: Polish nun has made teaching about Judaism her mission
Sister Kasia Kowalska, a member of Our Lady of Sion from Krakow, Poland, poses in the chapel of the Notre Dame de Sion convent in West Jerusalem July 18, 2022. Passionate about learning the Jewish roots of her religion, Sister Kowalska has shared her order's mission of dialogue in Polish, African, Israeli and Palestinian circles. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

‘Sister religions’: Polish nun has made teaching about Judaism her mission

'We need to know who our neighbors are if we want to have a peaceful society’

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Read more about the article Pope calls for end to horror, madness of war, on anniversary war in Ukraine
A volunteer places a cross with a number on a grave of an unidentified person during a mass burial ceremony in Bucha, Ukraine, Aug. 17, 2022, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues. (CNS photo/Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters)

Pope calls for end to horror, madness of war, on anniversary war in Ukraine

‘We need peace’

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Read more about the article As pope calls for dialogue, Nicaraguan police continue harassing Catholics
People pray outside the Nicaraguan Embassy in Mexico City Aug. 16, 2022. They were demanding respect for religious freedom in Nicaragua and an end to the persecution of the church and opponents of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. (CNS photo/Edgard Garrido, Reuters)

As pope calls for dialogue, Nicaraguan police continue harassing Catholics

‘I want to tell Nicaraguans not to lose hope’

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Read more about the article Citing gang violence, religious coalition seeks U.N. help for Haiti
A demonstrator shouts at police during protests demanding that the government of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry do more to address gang violence, including constant kidnappings, in Port-au-Prince March 29, 2022. A coalition of religious orders working at the United Nations has written to U.N. officials, asking them to address the reign of terror of armed gangs they described as "diabolical, frightening and unacceptable." (CNS photo/Ralph Tedy Erol, Reuters)

Citing gang violence, religious coalition seeks U.N. help for Haiti

Haitian gangs called ‘diabolical, frightening and unacceptable’

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