In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Leo XIV said that they are witnesses of faith, hope and joy.
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Suu Kyi Detained by Military Amid Myanmar Coup Fears
Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s governing National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has been detained by the military as fears grow of a coup in the conflict-torn country. President Win Myint and other leaders were also “taken” in the early hours of Feb. 1, NLD spokesman Myo Nyunt told
the Reuters news agency.
Pope Meets with Head of World Food Program
During a 40-minute meeting, WFP head “voiced specific fears about famine looming in several countries at the same time as COVID-19 is ravaging communities around the globe.”
Mexican officials alerted to possible massacre
Church groups call on the Mexican government to investigate possible migrant massacre. By David...
Pope: Failure to Remember Holocaust Will Lead World Down Same Path
The pope marked the observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day by calling on the world to “remember the Shoah” and to “be aware of how this path of death began, this path of extermination, of brutality.”
Poet Amanda Gorman Is a Light to Us All, Parishioner Says
Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a standing ovation from fellow parishioners of St. Brigid Church in Los Angeles for reciting a poem she wrote about the parish…
Christians Face a Climate of Fear in Six Asian Countries
The 2021 World Watch List, compiled by the US-based Christian advocacy group Open Doors, says North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iran and India are hotbeds of Christian persecution in Asia.
Catholic Leaders Laud Biden Plan to Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement
Catholic leaders welcomed President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day announcement that the United States would rejoin the Paris climate change agreement.
Biden’s Inaugural Address Calls Americans to Unity
Biden pauses for a moment of silence for all those who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic. By...
Mission Accomplished: Walking Together in Solidarity
Maryknoll Mission Center in Bolivia ends 55 years of service with a solidarity campaign to aid the...
With Evictions Soaring, Catholic Agencies Struggle to Keep Families Housed
As many as 14.1 million American households are at risk of eviction, survey shows. By Dennis...
Rohingya Asylum Seekers Find No Refuge in Thailand
After fleeing persecution in Myanmar, Rohingya face indefinite detention like Pakistani Christians...
Assault on U.S. Capitol Shocks the World
Five dead after supporters of President Trump storm the nation's Capitol building. ROME (CNS) --...
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