Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2020 / 04:17 pm (CNA).- Last year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day marked the first without Sister Mary Antona Ebo, the only black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader.. CNA - Published
Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2020 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- The U.S. bishopsâ conference and the bishops of Florida are calling for a Florida death row inmate to be given a new trial, in light of evidence the.. CNA - Published
Memphis, Tenn., Jan 20, 2020 / 11:35 am (CNA).- On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., was fatally shot outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
King is remembered as the.. CNA - Published
Kaduna, Nigeria, Jan 20, 2020 / 11:30 am (CNA).- A Nigerian seminarian who was abducted this month was freed by his kidnappers after 10 days in captivity. Three seminarians kidnapped with him remain in.. CNA - Published
New Orleans, La., Jan 20, 2020 / 10:01 am (CNA).- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to reflect on Kingâs vision and his example for everyone as a Christian leader who engaged in effective social.. CNA - Published
Vatican City, Jan 20, 2020 / 08:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Monday condemned the âbarbaric resurgenceâ of cases of anti-Semitism in the world, and urged the need to respect each personâs human.. CNA - Published
The bishops supported a new law under which Germans âwill be asked when renewing their national identity cards if theyâd like to donate organs.â Lawmakers rejected a rival bill that would have.. Catholic Culture - Published
Virginia Raggi, 41, has been the cityâs mayor since 2016. The following year, Raggi asked the Italian government to stop the flow of migrants into the countryâs capital; in 2019, the Pontiff.. Catholic Culture - Published
Buddhism is the official religion of the Southeast Asian nation of 56.1 million (map); the nation is 76% Buddhist, 8% ethnic religionist, 8% Christian, and 4% Muslim. Pope Francis made an apostolic.. Catholic Culture - Published
On January 15, the United States Congressâ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard testimony on human trafficking (video). Catholic Culture - Published
Reflecting on John 1:29-34 during his January 19 Sunday Angelus address(video), Pope Francis prayed, âMay the Virgin Mary obtain for us the strength to render witness to her Son, Jesus, [and] to.. Catholic Culture - Published
The Economist believes that âPope Francis hopes to anoint a new economic modelâ at the the Economy of Francesco, a meeting for young economists and entrepreneurs that will take place March 26-28 in.. Catholic Culture - Published
Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2020 / 03:37 am (CNA).- The example of Martin Luther King, Jr., is still sorely needed in the United States, given continued injustices, racism and discrimination against.. CNA - Published
Speaking in Brazil at the first international conference for leaders of charismatic communities, the prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life outlined the Vaticanâs vision for CHARIS,.. Catholic Culture - Published
The president issued a proclamation for Religious Freedom Day, which commemorates the anniversary of Thomas Jeffersonâs landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Catholic Culture - Published
Father Cedric Prakash, SJ, called for civil disobedience against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019, which discriminates against Muslims. In an interview published on January 19 in the Vatican.. Catholic Culture - Published
âI am pleased to recall that 2020 has been internationally designated as the Year of Nurses and Midwives,â Pope Francis said on January 19. âNurses are the most numerous and closest to the sick,.. Catholic Culture - Published
The Libya Civil War began in 2014. Islam is the official religion of the North African nation of 6.9 million (map), and 99% of its people are Muslim. The Pope issued his appeal on January 19, the day.. Catholic Culture - Published
On January 18, Pope Francis received fishermen from the city of San Benedetto del Tronto in Italyâs Marche region (map). The fishermen, through the volunteer initiative âFishing for Plasticâ.. Catholic Culture - Published
As a massive caravan of Honduran immigrants approaches, Bishop Jaime Calderon Calderon has asked the people of his Tapachula diocese to âtreat them like brothers, just as we would like our illegal.. Catholic Culture - Published
The Legion of Christ, whose leaders assemble in Rome this week for a general chapter, face a new crisis involving sexual abuse of students at a prestigious school in Cancun, Mexico. The new charges.. Catholic Culture - Published
âNo other country would tolerate this type of insecurity,â Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso of Kaduna said, reacting to latest act of violence against Catholic clerics: the January 8 kidnapping.. Catholic Culture - Published
Planned Parenthood has laid out plans to spend $45 million on election contests in the US this year. The campaignâwhich targets federal, state, and local candidatesâis the largest in the groupâs.. Catholic Culture - Published
A Chinese archbishop of the âundergroundâ Church, who has been living in isolation since 2007 has been temporarily released to be with his family during the celebration of Chinese New Year. But.. Catholic Culture - Published
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who has been in hiding for more than a year, made a public appearance in Munich, joining in a public protest against the liberal policies of the German episcopal.. Catholic Culture - Published
New Yorkâs Cardinal Timothy Dolan has revealed that he is conducting an investigation into abuse charges leveled against Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn. Bishop DiMarzio disclosed in November.. Catholic Culture - Published
âIt was a great honour to meet Pope Francis today,â the former President of the European Parliament (2012-17) and leader of Germanyâs Social Democratic Party (2017-18) tweeted on January 18... Catholic Culture - Published
Washington D.C., Jan 19, 2020 / 04:55 pm (CNA).- Planned Parenthood announced this week that it plans to spend $45 million to support pro-abortion candidates at the presidential, congressional, and.. CNA - Published
New York City, N.Y., Jan 19, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- Brooklynâs Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has issued a statement welcoming an investigation into an accusation of sexual abuse made against him last.. CNA - Published
Vatican City, Jan 19, 2020 / 06:26 am (CNA).- Meditating on the Gospel and on Christâs holy face is a good way to know Jesus better, especially as the Lamb of God who sacrificed himself for the sins.. CNA - Published
New York City, N.Y., Jan 18, 2020 / 09:05 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Timothy Dolan is conducting an investigation into Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, following an allegation of sexual abuse. The.. CNA - Published
Vatican City, Jan 18, 2020 / 04:35 pm (CNA).- Young adults from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis are accompanying their bishops on their ad limina visit to Rome this week, joining them at.. CNA - Published
Miami, Fla., Jan 18, 2020 / 06:01 am (CNA).- The Archbishop of Miami has emphasized the importance of welcoming refugees, and decried the decision of Texas Governor Greg Abbott not to participate in.. CNA - Published
South Bend, Ind., Jan 18, 2020 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Raffaella Stroik loved beauty.
A devout Catholic and a talented professional ballerina, Raffaella felt she experienced the beatific vision when she.. CNA - Published
In 1908, Rev. Paul Wattson, then an Anglican religious in Graymoor, New York, began a Church Unity Octave with the support of Anglican and Catholic prelates, including Cardinal William OâConnell of.. Catholic Culture - Published
Buffalo, N.Y., Jan 17, 2020 / 07:19 pm (CNA).- The apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo said this week that despite the possibility the diocese could file for bankruptcy protection to.. CNA - Published
Jerusalem, Jan 17, 2020 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- Following a trip to the Holy Land, a group of bishops from the United States and Europe called on their countriesâ governments to acknowledge the state of.. CNA - Published
Vatican City, Jan 17, 2020 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- A visit from Pope Francis to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor may happen in September, according to an Indonesian Muslim leader who met with the.. CNA - Published
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2020 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- The Little Sisters of the Poor will have their case heard before the Supreme Court yet again in their years-long fight against the federal contraceptive.. CNA - Published
Vatican City, Jan 17, 2020 / 03:00 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Robert Sarah has met with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to discuss the controversy following around their recently-published book "From the Depths of.. CNA - Published
Beijing, China, Jan 17, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Chinese officials have evicted members of the clergy, including a bishop, from their homes and are closing Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Fujian... CNA - Published
Richmond, Va., Jan 17, 2020 / 11:30 am (CNA).- The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia will no longer hold an episcopal consecration and ordination at a Catholic parish in Williamsburg,.. CNA - Published
Vatican City, Jan 17, 2020 / 11:11 am (CNA).- The Pontifical Gregorian University said Friday it will review the doctoral dissertation of Scotlandâs Bishop Stephen Robson, which is alleged to contain.. CNA - Published
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2020 / 10:30 am (CNA).- There is no international right to abortion, the U.S. health secretary told officials from more than 30 countries on Thursday in Washington,.. CNA - Published
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2020 / 08:01 am (CNA).- A homeless encampment in Washington, DC, was permanently dismantled on Thursday, in a move the city said was designed to better improve the safety of.. CNA - Published
Hong Kong, China, Jan 17, 2020 / 07:06 am (CNA).- The Holy See has delayed announcing its pick for the next bishop of Hong Kong, CNA has learned, amid concerns that local clergy and lay Catholics will.. CNA - Published
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2020 / 02:45 am (CNA).- Christian persecution around the world is a growing problem, says a new report from an agency that documents abuses against Christians across the.. CNA - Published
âAnti-Semitism is the most tragic manifestation of a form of exclusion that in our society is expressed in the hatred of strangers, intolerance of immigrants, racism, rejection of the weakest, the.. Catholic Culture - Published
âThe unjust law has been misused a hundred times to bring death and destruction,â said retired Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore. âI also fear that Christians in Pakistan will have to deal.. Catholic Culture - Published
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