An aerial view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sept. 16, 2008. / Public domain
Rome Newsroom, Apr 23, 2021 / 04:35 am (CNA).
More than 10 days after five priests, two nuns, and three lay people were abducted in Haiti and held for ransom, there are … […]
British human rights campaigner Benedict Rogers / Courtesy photo
CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).
A British human rights activist has said that it would make a “big difference” if the Vatican publicly expressed its concerns about the ac… […]
William Shakespeare, widely considered the greatest writer the English language has ever produced, died on April 23, 1616—and there is some evidence suggesting he was born on the same date in 1564. In a short […]
As a non-theologian, I do not feel competent to respond to the controversial theological views of the recently deceased Swiss-German dissident theologian Hans Küng, such as his rejection of the dogma of papal infallibility. But […]
Barcelona, Spain, Apr 22, 2021 / 19:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). Work began Tuesday on the completion of the spire atop the Virgin Mary’s tower of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, and is scheduled to be completed […]
Priest collar /
Rochester, N.Y., Apr 22, 2021 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
A federal judge has said the names of priests accused of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Rochester cannot be kept confidential during the diocese’s bankruptcy proceedings. U.S. … […]
Father Aloysius Ezoenyeka / Photo courtesy of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish.
Los Angeles, Calif., Apr 22, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Father Aloysius Ezoenyeka didn’t know how long he had been unconscious. A gentle slapping on his face stirred him, an… […]
Washington D.C., Apr 22, 2021 / 16:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). An abortion survivor hopes that her story of life will help people be “the hands and feet of Jesus” to women in need. Claire Culwell, […]
Pope Francis delivers a message for Earth Day, April 22, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Apr 22, 2021 / 15:01 pm (CNA).
In a video message sent to a climate summit on Thursday, Pope Francis urged care for nature and the preservation o… […]
When popes refer to saints in their writings, they usually limit themselves to Doctors of the Church, Fathers of the Church, and the saints found in the Gospels. But Pope Saint John Paul II broke […]
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