Month: August 2021
Pope Francis praises martyred Korean priest at Vatican Mass
August 21, 2021
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A Vatican Mass in the Korean language on Saturday marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of martyred priest St. Andrew Kim Taegon, whom Pope Francis praised as “an exemplary witness of heroic faith.”
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Sri Lankan cardinal calls for protests over government’s Easter attack inquiry
August 20, 2021
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Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith of Colombo has called on the people to demonstrate Aug. 21 to protest what he described as the government’s failure to shed light on the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
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Catholic Relief Services, USDA work together to provide food for school children in Guatemala durin
August 19, 2021
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María Quiró lives with her three sons and four daughters in Totonicapán, in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Her husband migrated to the U.S. a few years ago to find employment, and she has been without work for more than a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without a steady income, Quiró quickly ran out of money and was not able to feed her children.
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Situation in Kabul chaotic, says Jesuit priest in Afghanistan
August 18, 2021
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A Jesuit priest stranded in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country said the situation is “changing” and “chaotic.”
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Spanish diocese provides shelter for those evacuated due to fire
August 17, 2021
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The Diocese of Avila is providing shelter at its retreat house and school for local residents evacuated due to a fire that started Saturday and so far has devastated more than 29,000 acres.
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Pope Francis urges solidarity with Haiti after devastating earthquake
August 16, 2021
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Pope Francis has called for international solidarity to alleviate suffering in Haiti following a major earthquake that killed at least 304 people.
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The fascinating history of the Feast of Mary’s Assumption
August 15, 2021
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On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into Heaven.
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Bishops in Mexico’s Hidalgo state affirm opposition to abortion after decriminalization
August 14, 2021
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The bishops in the Mexican state of Hidalgo on Tuesday exhorted respect for life from conception, after the state legislature decriminalized elective abortion up to 12 weeks.
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Philippines to hold online Eucharistic meeting as pandemic prevents travel to Budapest
August 13, 2021
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While pandemic restrictions will prevent Catholics in the Philippines from traveling to the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest next month, the country’s bishops have organized their own online celebration of the Eucharist.
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After police officer’s shooting death, Cardinal Cupich urges ‘commitment to protecting life’
August 12, 2021
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Blase Cardinal Cupich of Chicago condemned Wednesday the rising levels of gun violence in the city of Chicago and called for prayers after one police officer was shot and killed, and another was injured.
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