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A memorial to Father Ignacio Ellacuría and his companions at the site of their killings at the Central American University in San Salvador.

El Salvador ex-president and others face charges for 1989 murders of Jesuits

Mar 1, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Former El Salvador president Alfredo Cristiani and a dozen others, including former military officers, now face charges related to the... Read more

A procession to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the murder of Fr. Ignacio Ellacuria and companions in San Salvador, Nov. 14, 2015.

US censures 13 former Salvadoran soldiers for 1989 killing of Jesuits

Jan 29, 2020

The US Department of State announced Wednesday the designation of 13 former Salvadoran military officials for their involvement in the... Read more

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Pope Francis speaks on the solemnity Christ the King in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Nov. 24, 2024.

Pope Francis urges young Catholics to build a world rooted in Christ’s kingship

Nave of St. Josaphat Ukranian Catholic Cathedral in Parma, Ohio.

Eastern Catholics begin Nativity Fast to empty themselves as did Christ in the Incarnation

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 21, 2021.

Christ the King: Pope Pius XI’s hope for ‘lasting peace among the nations’

“Roadmap to Reality: Carlo Acutis and Our Digital Age” is a new documentary film exploring the life of Carlo Acutis that will be coming to theaters in the spring of 2025.

Carlo Acutis film gains backing from National Eucharistic Congress, McGrath Institute

Pope Francis smiles at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

Papal trip confirmed: Here is what Pope Francis will do in Corsica on Dec. 15

Archbishop Boris Godziak, Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archiparagi of Philadelphia.

Ukrainian archbishop encourages Trump to go to Ukraine

A groom flashes a peace sign at wedding-goers while processing out of St. Mary’s Church in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, after having his marriage sacramentally blessed at the Marriage Mass on Oct. 19, 2024.

Couples find sacramental marriages ‘in God’s perfect timing’

The relics of St. Thomas Aquinas are kept in Toulouse, France, where the Dominican order was founded.

Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas to visit Washington, DC, on international tour

Farm workers.

Catholic Campaign for Human Development spent $11.4 million over its budget

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