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Texas school shooting: Friend recalls faith of slain teacher and her heartbroken husband

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Memorial for Irma and José García in Uvalde, Texas. / David Ramos/ACI Prensa

Uvalde, Texas, Jun 16, 2022 / 16:25 pm (CNA).
Irma García, one of the teachers killed in the massacre at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, went to Mass ever… […]

Myanmar troops set fire to Catholic church, rebel group says

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

St. Matthew Catholic Church appears gutted by fire, allegedly set by government soldiers, in eastern Myanmar on June 15, 2022. / Screenshot from KNDF Facebook video

Loikaw, Burma, Jun 16, 2022 / 15:46 pm (CNA).
Government soldiers ransacked and… […]

Pelosi silent on pro-abortion attacks: ‘I’m very Catholic and I support abortion’

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 9

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks to reporters during her weekly news conference in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on June 16, 2022 in Washington, D.C. / Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 16, 2022 / 12… […]

Pope Francis accepts Belgian bishop’s request not to be made a cardinal

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Bishop Luc Van Looy, left, with Archbishop Augustine Kasujja in 2017. / Carolus via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0).

London, England, Jun 16, 2022 / 10:21 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has accepted a Belgian bishop’s request not to be made a cardinal at a consi… […]

Padre Pio was canonized on this day 20 years ago

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio). / Public Domain.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 16, 2022 / 09:36 am (CNA).
On this day 20 years ago, more than 300,000 people crowded into St. Peter’s Square as Pope John Paul II canonized St. Pio of Pietrelcina, calling… […]

What is the World Meeting of Families 2022? A CNA Explainer

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

The 2018 World Meeting of Families in Dublin, Ireland. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 16, 2022 / 08:30 am (CNA).
The Vatican is gearing up for the World Meeting of Families 2022, which will draw around 2,000 Catholic families to the It… […]

UK government sanctions head of Russian Orthodox Church

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. / Nickolay Vinokurov via www.shutterstock.com.

London, England, Jun 16, 2022 / 06:20 am (CNA).
The U.K. government announced on Thursday that it is imposing sanctions on the head of the Russian O… […]

US Catholics gave $13 million to Peter’s Pence collection in 2021

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

The Vatican flag. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Vatican City, Jun 16, 2022 / 04:11 am (CNA).
Catholics in the United States made the largest contribution to the Vatican’s Peter’s Pence fund in 2021, with a donation of $13 million, representing almost 3… […]

We have a new Vatican constitution, but where are the new curial appointments?

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica on the Solemnity of Pentecost, June 5, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jun 16, 2022 / 03:40 am (CNA).
The curial revolution seems to be on pause — though it is not clear for how long. After the new Vati… […]

MAP: Where are Christians in Nigeria being killed?

June 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Map of Nigeria. / Shutterstock

St. Louis, Mo., Jun 15, 2022 / 18:57 pm (CNA).
Note: You can view the map in a separate window by clicking here.On June 5, Pentecost Sunday, gunmen believed to be Islamic extremists associated with … […]

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