CNA - DAILY NEWS August 5, 2015

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Pope: Divorce and remarriage contradicts the sacrament, but Church always reaches out Vatican City, August 5 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Echoing his predecessors on the need to care for divorced and remarried persons, Pope Francis said Christians should help these persons integrate into the community rather than treating them as though they are excommunicated. FULL STORY » Vatican Pope: Divorce and remarriage contradicts the sacrament, but Church always reaches out Pope Francis' advice to altar servers: Let Christ draw near to you Will Pope Francis visit Kenya in November? Pope: In Confession we encounter God's immense mercy A childhood friendship that shaped JPII's love for the Jewish community US Think the human person is nothing special? Think again, says archbishop Mothers lash back at forced vaccines, 'inhumane' conditions in detention centers State pride, Knights of Columbus style Is Planned Parenthood altering abortion procedures to obtain intact body parts? Undercover reports on fetal body parts trade face legal hurdles Effort to defund Planned Parenthood falls short of Senate vote Judge rules LA convent sale invalid Half of church fires in the last 20 years were set on purpose Why the effort to make gay marriage sacramental won't work Nuns, guns and the Wild West – the extraordinary tale of Sr. Blandina Promote the common good and give workers a raise, Catholic leaders tell Congress Americas Enrique Shaw: the Argentine businessman whom Francis may soon beatify Europe Meet Saint Nektarios – a philosopher, poet and miracle worker How one skeptical scientist came to believe the Shroud of Turin Help from above: Priest in a helicopter exorcises Italian town Asia - Pacific After 57 years, Kiwi priests' ministry in Antarctica ends Middle East - Africa New Armenian Catholic patriarch pulled from retirement to take the reins