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Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo pleads for peace after bombing kills four people sheltering in church
ROME -- Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, pleaded for an end to violence after a deadly mortar attack in his country claimed the...
Nicaraguan Catholic leaders decry increasing government repression ahead of November elections
MEXICO CITY -- Nicaraguan Catholic leaders have decried a series of repressive acts that targeted parties and individuals linked with the opposition ahead of...
Supreme Court’s decision to take up Mississippi abortion case brings issue front and center
WASHINGTON -- When the Supreme Court decided May 17 to take up a challenge to a Mississippi abortion law, it brought abortion back to...
Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing considered as congressional panel weighs China’s human...
WASHINGTON -- A congressional panel, during a May 18 hearing, weighed the possibility of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing...
Catholics should staunchly defend voting rights through dialogue, action — Cardinal Roger M. Mahony
Voting is an essential element of a vibrant democracy. Voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election was the highest in several decades, where nearly...
In first major address to Congress, President Biden says, ‘America is on the move...
WASHINGTON — In his first major address to Congress as U.S. president, Joe Biden urged Republicans and Democrats April 28 to work together as...
Catholic leaders see Derek Chauvin verdict as a call for more action
WASHINGTON -- Although Catholic leaders across the country called the April 20 jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial a moment of justice, they...
Jimmy Lai, Catholic media tycoon and philanthropist, sentenced to jail as part of Chinese...
HONG KONG -- Catholic media tycoon and philanthropist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after being found guilty of unauthorized...
After Bloody Saturday, Myanmar Catholics pray for peace in observance of Palm Sunday
YANGON, Myanmar -- While Catholics in Myanmar observed Palm Sunday, many in the Buddhist-majority country were crying at the funerals of more than 100...
In Myanmar, nun blocks path of troops, implores: “Don’t shoot, don’t kill the innocent”
YANGON, Myanmar -- Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon called for patience and tolerance on a day when at least 18 anti-coup protesters were shot...