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Cardinal Turkson urges graduates to impact troubled world
FORT WAYNE (CNS) — The head of the Vatican’s justice, peace and human development efforts urged over 700 graduates of the University of Saint Francis to follow the example of […]
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News Briefs: May 2, 2021
Shrine prayer hotline spurred by pandemic is so successful, it’ll continue EMMITSBURG, Md. (CNS) — When the world shut down last year because of the pandemic, the National Shrine of […]
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New books offer unique perspectives on long road to sainthood
By Timothy Walch Sainthood. It’s a matter of faith that Catholics who die in a state of grace join the communion of saints in heaven. Indeed, the Church has codified […]
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‘Patients are … dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director
By Anto Akkara THRISSUR, India (CNS) — Catholic hospital directors in India told Catholic News Service they did not have enough facilities to treat patients as India set records for […]
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News Briefs: April 25, 2021
Head of Irish bishops calls new law on Mass attendance ‘draconian’ DUBLIN (CNS) — The head of the Irish bishops’ conference said the government’s move to criminalize attendance at Mass […]
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Archbishop prays for shooting victims, a stop to ‘senseless violence’
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Expressing sorrow for the loss of life in yet another mass shooting in the U.S., this time at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Archbishop Charles C. Thompson […]
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News Briefs: April 18, 2021
Five priests, two nuns, three laypeople kidnapped in Haiti VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The latest victims of rampant kidnappings in Haiti are five priests, two nuns and three laypeople who […]
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News Briefs: April 11, 2021
Catholic groups, bishops pray for end to anti-Asian hate crimes, violence WASHINGTON (CNS) — Asian and Pacific Islander Catholic groups and a number of Catholic bishops have joined their voices […]
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Cardinal Parolin says Church divisions stem from misunderstanding ‘reform’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Three days after the preacher of the papal household called on Catholics to repent for the ways they are dividing the Church, the Vatican secretary of […]
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Myanmar cardinal says Easter must be beginning of nation’s healing
YANGON, Myanmar (CNS) — Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has called on the citizens of Myanmar, which is witnessing merciless killings by security forces, not to give up hope. “The […]
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News Briefs: April 4, 2021
Vatican statistics show continued growth in number of Catholics worldwide VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world has shown steady growth, while the […]
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After Bloody Saturday, Myanmar Catholics pray for peace, those who died
YANGON, Myanmar (CNS) — While Catholics in Myanmar observed Palm Sunday, many in the Buddhist-majority country were crying at the funerals of more than 100 people killed the previous day. […]