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Read the message for Divine Mercy Sunday that Pope John Paul II wrote just before he died
Apr 16, 2023 / 08:00 amA message by Pope John Paul II for Divine Mercy Sunday, written prior to his death, was read at the end of the first funeral Mass celebrated for the pontiff.
Full text: Cardinal Cantalamessa’s homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday 2023 liturgy
Apr 7, 2023 / 12:30 pm"For two thousand years, the Church has announced and celebrated, on this day, the death of the Son of God on the cross. ...
Argentine archdiocese repudiates destruction of blasphemous art exhibition
Mar 21, 2023 / 15:30 pmThe Archdiocese of Mendoza, Argentina, repudiated the acts of violence that took place Monday afternoon against an art exhibition offensive to the Christian faith.
UPDATE: Where are Catholics allowed to eat corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day this Lent?
Mar 16, 2023 / 16:00 pmWhich dioceses are offering a dispensation from the requirement to abstain from meat?
Called by God from childhood, triplets from Brazil belong to the same religious order
Mar 16, 2023 / 07:57 amMaría Gorete dos Santos, María de Lourdes dos Santos, and María Aparecida dos Santos, 57, belong to the Franciscan Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Church in Chile says ‘no to the violence’ following arson attack by indigenous militants
Mar 15, 2023 / 16:30 pmThe statement from the Diocese of Temuco came after a March 13 fire destroyed the Sacred Heart of Jesus chapel in the Amaza sector of Chile.
Argentina: New book gives Pope Francis’ responses to issues he’s most often asked about
Feb 28, 2023 / 15:30 pmThe book reviews the almost 10 years of Francis’ pontificate based on conversations that Argentine and Italian journalists had with the pontiff.
Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua expels Italian priest from the country
Feb 17, 2023 / 12:30 pmFather Cosimo Damiano Muratori was expelled after he called the 26 years and four months prison sentence for Bishop Rolando Álvarez a “historic action.”
Archbishop: Bolivia AG ‘wants to intimidate us’ by having bishops testify about coup d’etat
Feb 16, 2023 / 11:30 amBolivia’s attorney general’s office has requested that 10 bishops testify regarding their role in the alleged 2019 coup d’état.
Church seeks justice for beatified Argentine who was slain more than 40 years ago
Feb 16, 2023 / 08:00 amThe Diocese of La Rioja in Argentina and the family of Blessed Wenceslao Pedernera announced they will be plaintiffs in the case involving Pedernera’s murder.
Archdiocese of Miami offers to take in priests exiled from Nicaragua
Feb 15, 2023 / 15:45 pmArchbishop Thomas Wenski announced that his archdiocese will receive with open arms the Nicaraguan priests and seminarians who were deported last week.
Photo: Lightning strikes Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil
Feb 14, 2023 / 08:14 amThe lightning bolt struck the afternoon of Feb. 10, and photographer Fernando Braga shared the picture on Instagram.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua sentences seven more clergy and laity to 10 years in prison
Feb 7, 2023 / 14:50 pmThe sentence consists of five years for the crime of “conspiracy to undermine national security and sovereignty” and five years for “spreading fake news.”
Statue of Mary untouched in earthquake that demolished cathedral in Turkey
Feb 7, 2023 / 14:20 pmThe image of Our Lady was unharmed in the quake that brought down Annunciation Cathedral in the city of Alexandretta in the Turkish province of Hatay.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua sentences priest critical of the regime to 10 years in prison
Feb 6, 2023 / 12:30 pmFather Óscar Danilo Benavidez Dávila was found guilty Jan. 16. State prosecution requested a sentence of eight years in prison; however, he was sentenced to 10 years.
3 dead, 20 injured after bus traveling to Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Mexico overturns
Feb 6, 2023 / 11:30 amThe accident occurred Sunday on the Mexico-Puebla highway as the pilgrims were en route to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
Church in Costa Rica to compensate four victims of ex-priest serving 20-year sentence
Feb 6, 2023 / 10:30 amAn agreement has been reached to compensate four victims of sexual abuse by ex-priest Mauricio Víquez Lizano, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
More than 100 pilgrims cross the Andes in a show of love for the Virgin Mary
Feb 5, 2023 / 06:00 amThe initiative was coordinated by the young men in the Schoenstatt Movement and youths from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and Chile participated.
American tourist desecrates statue of Christ in Catholic church in Jerusalem
Feb 2, 2023 / 13:45 pmThe attack occurred at the Church of the Flagellation located on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, the route that Christ walked to Mount Calvary.
Costa Rican priest shares his journey from intelligence agent to the Catholic priesthood
Feb 1, 2023 / 16:30 pm“I can openly say that nothing I gained before compares to what God has given me in this ministry,” said Father Luis Enrique Guillén.