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A concern among many of the 2,200 churchmen at Vatican II was to truly make Catholicism a “church of the poor,” as Pope John XXIII put it shortly before convening the council. The bishops who gathered for Mass at the catacombs that November evening were devoted to seeing that commitment become a reality.
On Monday the Vatican’s top diplomat defended Pope Pius XII’s record on helping Jews during the Holocaust while historians offered a more critical view, and Rome’s chief Rabbi cautioned against morally defending anti-Jewish prejudice.
A House vote strips Kevin McCarthy of his speakership. Catholic leaders meet at the Vatican to discuss the future of the church. China's autumn festival gives clues about the country's economy.