August 1, 2014 ROME (CNS) — Pope Francis, a Jesuit, celebrated the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola by meeting the family of a Jesuit kidnapped in Syria a year ago and joining them and priests at the Jesuit headquarters for lunch. Jesuit Father Giuseppe Bellucci said the pope had “communicated at the last minute”…

August 1, 2014 When evacuation order came, Gaza parish staff had no choice but to stay put VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The president of Caritas Internationalis suggested Israeli and Hamas leaders pick up a pair of binoculars so they could see that “most of your victims are innocent people.” Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of…