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…
The original Image of Divine Mercy: It’s not where you might think
Vilnius, Lithuania, Apr 28, 2019 / 03:03 am (CNA).- Among Catholic devotions, the Divine Mercy message is well-known: the iconic image of Christ, with rays of red and white pouring…
Arrest of Christians in Nepal prompts religious freedom worry
Kathmandu, Nepal, Apr 27, 2019 / 04:31 pm (CNA).- Reports of five Christians being arrested on faith-related charges in Nepal this week have sparked international concern and calls for changes…
Self-evident truths now require ‘air quotes’ senator warns
Washington D.C., Apr 27, 2019 / 11:00 am (CNA).- The founding principles of American politics are at risk, Utah’s Senator Mike Lee told CNA April 26. “There’s the problem of…