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Attacks on villages in southern Chad create climate of anxiety
Posted on 04/18/2024 05:22 AM ()
The head of the Justice and Peace Commission in Chad’s Diocese of Sarh has told Vatican News about the heavy toll exacted on lives, livestock and property as a result of unknown gunmen
'Get caught up in God's love,' Pope urges Discalced Carmelites
Posted on 04/18/2024 02:50 AM ()
Pope Francis invites Discalced Carmelites to immerse themselves entirely in the Lord's presence in order to be filled with joy and love.
Experts: Attack on Texas priest, other incidents show parishes need to get serious on security
Posted on 04/17/2024 13:45 PM (Our Sunday Visitor)
(OSV News) — An assault on a Texas priest — along with recent incidents at Catholic churches in the U.S. and Canada — highlights the need for parishes to implement more robust security measures, experts told OSV News. On April 10, Father Tony Neusch, rector of St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Amarillo, Texas, was pepper-sprayed […]
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El obispo Seitz llama a un trato más cristiano y caritativo frente a la comunidad migrante
Posted on 04/17/2024 13:02 PM (Our Sunday Visitor)
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — En el marco de la Conferencia de Inmigración “Respondiendo a las Realidades Cambiantes en la Frontera de los Estados Unidos y Más Allá”, llevada a cabo el pasado 11 de abril en la Universidad Católica de América en Washington D.C.; Peter K. Kilpatrick, presidente de esta institución educativa sostuvo una conversación […]
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Holy See highlights Indigenous youth as guardians of culture
Posted on 04/17/2024 08:38 AM ()
In a statement addressed to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the 23rd Session in New York on April 16, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN, spoke of the importance of supporting indigenous people, especially young people, and cultivating dialogue.
Jailed Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
Posted on 04/17/2024 06:03 AM ()
The ousted leader of the National League for Democracy Party and Nobel-laureate has been moved out of prison along with Myanmar former President Win Myint due to a major heat wave.
Pope Francis: St. Pius X was a Pope near to people who suffer
Posted on 04/17/2024 05:00 AM ()
Pope Francis pens the preface for a new book by Fr. Lucio Bonora on Pope St. Pius X, and praises the early 20th century Pope for the depth of his catechesis and opposition to World War I.
Holy See urges solidarity and action for Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis
Posted on 04/17/2024 04:01 AM ()
The Holy See emphasises the need for solidarity and urgent action in response to Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis, stressing the dire conditions of over 4.4 million internally displaced people and over one million refugees, along with severe drought, malnutrition, and economic difficulties.
Pope Francis appeals for release of prisoners of war
Posted on 04/17/2024 01:32 AM ()
Pope Francis turns his attention to prisoners of war, prays for their freedom and denounces the tortures many of them are subjected to.
Pope at Audience: Temperance won't rob our joy, but will fill us with happiness
Posted on 04/17/2024 00:30 AM ()
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis focuses on the fourth and final cardinal virtue of temperance, saying that our ability to have power over ourselves will help us savour all we have in life, in a much more meaningful and joyful way, akin to sipping a glass of wine, rather than drinking it all at once.