A priest participating in Sri Lanka’s recent demonstrations has been given bail. Father Amila Jeewantha Peiris appeared in court on Aug. 12 and was granted
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What you should know about Pope Francis’ upcoming consistory
A consistory for the creation of new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica Nov. 28, 2020. / Vatican Media. Rome Newsroom, Aug 17, 2022 / 05:31
A priest involved in recent Sri Lankan protests has been granted bail
Father Jeewantha Peiris / Diocese of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka / Facebook A priest involved in recent protests in Sri Lanka has been granted bail despite
John Paul II prayed for Divine Mercy 20 years ago
Twenty years ago today, on August 17, 2002, Pope John Paul II dedicated the International Shrine of the Divine Mercy at Lagiewniki, Poland, entrusting the
Francisco Moreno Barrón, the archbishop of Tijuana, Mexico, condemns 20 attacks in Baja California
Firefighters work at the scene of a burnt collective transport vehicle after it was set on fire by unidentified individuals in Tijuana, Baja California state,
Cardinal Marc Ouellet was accused of sexual abuse in a civil suit against the Archdiocese of Quebec
Cardinal Marc Ouellet takes part in the Pontifical Council for Culture’s Plenary Assembly on Women’s Cultures in Rome, Feb. 6, 2015. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Cardinal
A group of Nicaraguan police officers came to a parish to arrest the pastor, forcing the parochial vicar to celebrate Mass outside the church
The faithful gather for Mass behind the fence of the church as the parochial vicar celebrates Mass in the atrium of Santa Lucía Parish in
Bianca Jagger calls on Pope Francis to denounce the Nicaraguan government’s assaults on the Catholic Church
Daniel Ortega celebrates his re-inauguration as president of Nicaragua, Jan. 10, 2012. / Cancilleria del Ecuador via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). Bianca Jagger, a human
More than a dozen people, including many Catholic nuns, have been charged with financing terrorists
Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish Church in Maricaban, Pasay City, in the Philippines. / Judgefloro via Wikimedia (CC0 1.0). More than a dozen people,
Nicaraguan police arrested a priest, forcing the vicar to celebrate Mass outside
On August 16, a gang of police from the Daniel Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua descended onto a parish with the goal of arresting the pastor,