Reports of at least 40 people killed in church fire in Egypt
At least 40 people — most of them children — have died in a fire in a Coptic Orthodox church in Giza Governorate, Egypt, on Sunday, according to government and church officials.
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Arrests made in Nigeria Pentecost massacre
At least seven people have been arrested in connection with a devastating June massacre at a Catholic Church in Nigeria, the governor of Ondo State in the West African country has confirmed.
Nicaraguan police place Catholic bishop, priests under house arrest
The regime of President Daniel Ortega has ordered police in Nicaragua to
Nicaragua’s Ortega regime blocks bishop from leaving diocesan offices to celebrate Mass
Riot police from the Nicaraguan government blocked the bishop of Matagalpa, José Álvarez Lagos, from leaving the diocesan offices to celebrate Mass on Thursday, Aug. 4.
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly discusses the future of the Knights of Columbus
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly has an ambitious vision for the Knights of Columbus.
Pope Francis: Canada’s residential schools system was ‘cultural genocide’
Pope Francis has agreed with the view that the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families and their treatment in Canada’s residential school system was a form of “cultural genocide.”
Choose light over darkness, Pope Francis tells young people in Iqaluit
Pope Francis on Friday encouraged indigenous young people and elders in Iqaluit in northern Canada not to be disheartened but to seek out what is good.
Pope Francis: Jesus comes to us when we are at our lowest
At a July 28 Mass in the historic Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Québec, Pope Francis preached on the hope and redemption that Christ offers in the face of shame, and how God seeks to draw near to us in moments of failure.
Pope Francis expresses ‘deep shame’ in Canada, warns of new ‘cancel culture’
Pope Francis asked for forgiveness for the harm done to indigenous Canadians by Catholics in a Wednesday
Pope Francis preaches on sharing faith with love before 50,000 at largest stadium in Canada
Preaching at a Mass celebrated in Canada’s largest stadium, Pope Francis reflected on the elderly, who he said should be honored, and who serve as an example to the Church on how to pass on faith in a loving way.
Pope Francis apologizes for harm done to indigenous Canadians at residential schools
In a speech in rural Canada before a crowd of indigenous Canadian people, Pope Francis publicly apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in running much of Canada’s government-sponsored residential school system.
Kidnapped priest killed in Nigeria, another escapes
Following the kidnapping of two Catholic priests in central Nigeria last week, the local diocese announced