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No let up from Ortega during Holy Week: Priest expelled, traditions banned in Nicaragua
By Walter Sanchez Silva
ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 5, 2023 / 15:20 pm
The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, hasn’t declared a truce in its persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, not…
Survivor of Turkey earthquake: ‘God protected me and the Virgin Mary did not leave me’
By Guitta Maroun
CNA Newsroom, Mar 1, 2023 / 10:15 am
Only a few hours after Bassel Habkouk, a young Lebanese Catholic and father of two, arrived for a visit in Turkey on Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country and…
Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2023: ‘We need to listen to Jesus’
By Hannah Brockhaus
Vatican City, Feb 17, 2023 / 04:30 am
In his message for Lent 2023, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to listen to what Jesus wants to tell them through the Scriptures and through others.
Using the story of…
Beatification date announced for married couple with seven children martyred by Nazis
By Courtney Mares
Rome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2023 / 04:00 am
The beatification date has been announced for Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children, who were killed by the Nazis for hiding a Jewish family in their home in…
Pope Francis: Bring the Gospel into the world without becoming worldl
By Courtney Mares
Vatican City, Feb 15, 2023 / 06:10 am
Pope Francis said Wednesday that Christians are called to bring the Gospel into the world without becoming worldly.
“For the Church, falling into worldliness is the worst…
Christians protest burning of Bible Kerala
By Matters India Reporter
Kochi, Feb 2, 2023: Church leaders in Kerala have demanded stringent action against a Muslim who was arrested for allegedly burning a copy of the Bible and uploading its footage on the internet.
The Kerala…
Mexico priest recounts ‘amazing’ confession of accident victim he stopped to help
CNA Newsroom, Jan 31, 2023 / 15:00 pm
After getting into a bad car accident on a highway in Mexico, a young man was approached by a Catholic priest at the scene and made a surprising request: “I want to confess.”
Father Salvador Nuño, a…
New Syrian Catholic archbishop tells how he survived captivity by Islamic State
“One of the jihadists condemned me to death, put a knife to my neck, and threatened me,” he said.
Bishop: ‘Nigeria is waiting’ for justice in Pentecost Sunday church massacre
By Jude Atemanke
Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, Dec 9, 2022 / 12:05 pm
Six months after the Pentecost Sunday attack on St. Francis Xavier Owo Catholic Parish in Ondo Diocese, which left 39 Catholic worshipers killed and more than 80 injured,…
Basil Joseph wins best director for ‘Minnal Murali’ at Asian Academy Creative Awards 2022
Updated: Dec 9 2022 3:04PM
Singapore, Dec 9 (PTI) Malayalam filmmaker Basil Joseph has won the best director trophy at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2022 for his Netflix superhero movie "Minnal Murali".
The 32-year-old director…