July 22, 2014 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Among the new members and consultants Pope Francis named to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is Father John W. Crossin, the executive director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Although in February Pope Francis confirmed all of…

July 22, 2014 Israel, Hamas conflict terrorizes Israeli civilians, costs the lives of more than 500 Gazans, most of them civilians. Conflicts in Syria, Iraq have caused millions to flee homes, tens of thousands to die. Conflict in Ukraine has displaced thousands, hundreds of lives cut short when passenger jet shot down. Clashes in South…