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Florida priest, convicted of rape, sentenced to nearly 8 years in prison

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Jean Claude Philippe / Miami-Dade Corrections

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 18, 2022 / 17:15 pm (CNA).
A priest in the Archdiocese of Miami convicted in October of raping a woman in his parish rectory was sentenced Thursday to nearly ei… […]

‘Rain’ of birds in Mexico not an apocalyptic sign, priest notes

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Flag of Mexico. / Sault Trabanca via Flickr cc by nc sa 2.0

Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, Feb 18, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
A recent video of a flock of blackbirds suddenly plummeting to the ground in Mexico should not be in any way taken as an apoca… […]

What happened to St Maximilian Kolbe’s beard? The answer may surprise you

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

St. Maximilian Kolbe, pictured just prior to his arrest on Feb. 17, 1941. / Church in Poland

Denver Newsroom, Feb 18, 2022 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
On Thursday, the Catholic Church in Poland shared a photo commemorating the 81th anniversary of St. Max… […]

Grant to fund network of Catholic thought institutes, fostering faith-science dialogue

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

A photo of the earth by the crew of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, which entered lunar orbit Dec. 24, 1968. Credit: NASA/Bill Anders. / null

Denver Newsroom, Feb 18, 2022 / 15:10 pm (CNA).
A Chicago-based Catholic nonprofit has… […]

Mexican diocese laments murders, attempts to silence, journalists

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

null / Pixabay / Public domain

Queretaro, Mexico, Feb 18, 2022 / 14:19 pm (CNA).
Father Martín Lara Becerril, spokesman for the Diocese of Querétaro, lamented Wednesday the murder of journalists in Mexico and the attempts to silence them, and e… […]

Sri Lankan court acquits security officials over Easter attacks

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

April 21, 2021: Catholics mark the second anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed more than 260 people. / Ruwan Walpola/Shutterstock

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb 18, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
A court in Sri Lanka on Frid… […]

Vatican finance trial: Financial authority joins trial as civil party

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

A hearing in the Vatican finance trial is held on Nov. 17, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Feb 18, 2022 / 10:50 am (CNA).
The Vatican’s internal financial watchdog has joined an ongoing Vatican trial as a civil party.The addition of the Fi… […]

Pope Francis’ second summit with Russian Orthodox patriarch could be held in June-July

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis meets with Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba on Feb. 12, 2016. / Vatican Media.

Genoa, Italy, Feb 18, 2022 / 08:55 am (CNA).
Pope Francis could meet the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in June or July, Russia’s ambassador to the… […]

Pope Francis advances sainthood cause of Argentine cardinal who organized 1st World Youth Days

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1920-1998). / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Feb 18, 2022 / 06:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of an Argentine cardinal who helped to organize the first World Youth Day celebratio… […]

Pope Francis offers condolences after Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada, leaving at least 10 dead

February 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis leads a prayer vigil at the Vatican, Oct. 3, 2015. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Vatican City, Feb 18, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis offered his “heartfelt condolences” on Friday after a Spanish fishing boat sank off the coast… […]

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