Pope Francis gives $500,000 to support migrants in Mexico
Vatican City, Apr 29, 2019 / 09:00 pm (CNA).- Peter’s Pence, a global charitable fund overseen by Pope Francis, will support migrants in limbo in Mexico, the charity has announced.…
Buffalo priests removed from ministry following seminarian complaints
Buffalo, N.Y., Apr 29, 2019 / 08:54 pm (CNA).- Three priests have been temporarily removed from ministry in the Diocese of Buffalo, after seminarians say they engaged in salacious and…
Caritas asks Venezuelan government to allow humanitarian aid
Caracas, Venezuela, Apr 29, 2019 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- The director of Caritas Venezuela, Janeth Márquez, has said they are again asking the government of Nicolas Maduro to open “a…
New safety measures in place after Sri Lanka bombings
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Apr 29, 2019 / 05:48 pm (CNA).- One week after the Sri Lanka Easter bombings, authorities continue to seek those responsible for the violence, while enacting new…
Religious liberty report highlights China’s repression of Muslims, Christians
Washington D.C., Apr 29, 2019 / 05:02 pm (CNA).- The majority of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom are found in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, according to…
More than 1% of deaths in Canada caused by euthanasia
Ottawa, Canada, Apr 29, 2019 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- Over one percent of all deaths last year in Canada were the result of euthanasia, a new government report has revealed.…
Scottish pro-life student group in suspense over its fate
Aberdeen, Scotland, Apr 29, 2019 / 03:47 pm (CNA).- With the University of Aberdeen’s student association meeting one person short of a quorum last week, it will be at least…
Gonzaga students worked at on-campus home of accused priests
Spokane, Wash., Apr 29, 2019 / 03:20 pm (CNA).- Gonzaga University students were hired to serve as aides at an on-campus retirement home in which lived several priests accused of…
‘I am a pastor at heart’ Seattle’s coadjutor Etienne tells press conference
Seattle, Wash., Apr 29, 2019 / 02:30 pm (CNA).- The new coadjutor archbishop of Seattle promised Monday to be a pastoral leader to Catholics in Washington state, noting that his…
Quasimodo Sunday: How the Hunchback got his name
Paris, France, Apr 28, 2019 / 04:34 pm (CNA).- As fire ravaged the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris earlier this month, one artist from Ecuador used her skills…
Rome’s center of Divine Mercy established by St. John Paul II
Rome, Italy, Apr 28, 2019 / 07:49 am (CNA).- Each day at 3 p.m. people gather to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet in Rome’s Santo Spirito in Sassia, a church…
Pope Francis: Divine Mercy is found in Christ’s wounds
Vatican City, Apr 28, 2019 / 06:06 am (CNA).- On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis reflected on Christ’s wounds, which he said contain the difficulties and persecutions endured by people…