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Church across street from Charlotte campus shooting prays for peace
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) — People gathered to pray at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte the day after a student opened fire April 30 in a classroom at the University […]
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News Briefs: May 5, 2019
Pope makes donation to help migrants traveling through Mexico TAPACHULA, Mexico (CNS) — Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to assist migrants attempting to travel through Mexico, but who are increasingly […]
National
Survivor: No more turning away
By Gina Christian Listening to some songs is a kind of time travel — a few notes, and you’re instantly back years, not just remembering but reliving a moment from […]
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Pope names Bishop Hying of Gary new bishop of Madison
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has named Bishop Donald J. Hying of Gary as the new bishop of Madison, Wisconsin. The appointment was announced April 25 in Washington by Archbishop […]
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News Briefs: April 28, 2019
Rwandan bishops apologize for letter urging release of old, ill convicts KIGALI, Rwanda (CNS) — Rwanda’s Catholic bishops apologized for urging the release of some prisoners convicted for roles in […]
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Saints give solace in coping with effects of sex abuse
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Dawn Eden Goldstein overcame the “spiritually isolating” effects of childhood sexual abuse via the communion of saints, as she recounts in her unusual memoir “My Peace I […]
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Catholic leaders nationwide react to Notre Dame Cathedral fire
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As U.S. Catholic leaders grappled with the enormity of the April 15 fire that ruined the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the word “iconic” came to mind […]
World News
Massive Sri Lanka Easter bombings traced to little-known group
By Michael Sainsbury BANGKOK (CNS) — The Sri Lankan government blamed little-known Islamic group National Thowheeth Jama’ath for the Easter suicide bombings that targeted three churches and three luxury hotels […]
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Protocols to address abuse in U.S. dioceses in place since 2002
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Surveys show that many Catholics are unaware of the steps that the bishops have taken since 2002 to prevent child abuse and to monitor its own performance. […]
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Singer-songwriter presents Crucifixion in concert
By Joanne Fox SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) — Singer-songwriter Tatiana “Tajci” Cameron confessed she didn’t always like Holy Week. “It always seemed to be full of sadness,” she told the […]
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Survivor: ‘Jesus is light that shows us way’ to stop exploitation
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Jewell Baraka’s voice tightened when asked about her youth. “Prostituted by my father from age 11 to 14, then exploited in pornography from 14 to 17 — […]
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‘Why do you look for the living among the dead?’
This 15th-century painting from the Royal Library of Turin in Italy shows an empty tomb depicting the Resurrection. Easter, the chief feast in the liturgical calendars of all Christian churches, […]