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September 2, 2016

Uzbekistan's gov't says ailing president in critical state

The government of Uzbekistan says ailing President Islam Karimov is in a critical condition.

September 2, 2016

What was it like to be friends with a saint?

Mother Teresa's good friend

September 2, 2016

Mother Teresa's 'miracle' doesn't feel special, just loved

The Brazilian man whose "miraculous" cure from a brain infection paved the way for Mother Teresa's canonization says he is grateful for his life but doesn't feel particularly chosen by God.

September 2, 2016

Pope removes bishop accused of accepting problem priests

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an Italian bishop who welcomed into his diocese priests accused of, and in some cases convicted of, sexual abuse, homicide and other crimes.

September 2, 2016

Kolkata remembers Mother Teresa on the eve of sainthood

As Pope Francis prepares to declare Mother Teresa a saint just two decades after her death, people touched by her life in the eastern Indian city where she lived and worked for close to 50 years are filled with pride.

September 2, 2016

Pope calls for new work of mercy: Care for environment

Pope Francis is proposing adding care for the environment to the traditional, Gospel-inspired seven works of mercy that Christians are called to perform.

September 2, 2016

Turkey denies cease-fire deal with Kurdish rebels in Syria

Turkey's minister of European Union affairs dismisses claims that a cease-fire has been reached with Kurdish rebels in northern Syria.

September 1, 2016

The ordinary act of love: Mother Teresa and her life-changing message

Mother Teresa will be canonized a saint on Sunday, September 4 --  about 20 years after her passing.

September 1, 2016

Pope to travel to Assisi for annual peace prayer

The world's top Christian leaders — Pope Francis, the archbishop of Canterbury and the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians — will come together later this month to pray for peace alongside Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist representatives.

September 1, 2016

Australia outlines tough new measures against Islamic State

Australia's prime minister as he outlined tougher measures to fight the threat posed by the Islamic State movement.