Timor Leste archbishop asks president-elect to abide by the Constitution
José Ramos-Horta, re-elected president for a second term, has indicated he will dissolve parliament to resolve the political rivalry between the presidency and parliament
Pope urges for truth behind Sri Lanka’s Easter bombing
Pope Francis meets a delegation of the victims of Sri Lanka’s Easter bombing, along with Sri Lankan Catholics working in Italy, and calls for authorities to reveal the truth behind the 2019 attacks. Read all
Easter celebrations in Ukraine in spite of ongoing fighting
Orthodox Christians and Eastern-rite Catholics in Ukraine celebrated Easter Sunday amid ongoing fighting in various area of the country. Read all
French Bishops welcome Macron re-election, lament growing divisions
Following the re-election of Emmanuel Macron as President of France, the president of the French Bishops’ Conference says voters made a reasonable choice but notes that the results show growing political divisions. Read all
Pro-life activists assaulted by security guards in Michigan abortion facility
Six Red Rose Rescuers were taken into custody.Read More
‘Dangerous’ Rhode Island bill would impose monthly fines, double taxes on unvaxxed
Rhode Islanders over age 16 who don’t get the COVID-19 vaccine would face $50 monthly fines and have to pay twice as much state income tax under legislation introduced in the state Senate, but the bill faces an uphill battle.Read More
Pope Francis says ‘make us true peacemakers’ in message to Russian patriarch
ROME – Pope Francis sent a message of congratulations to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill this Sunday for Orthodox Easter, praying for the Holy Spirit to “make us true peacemakers.” “May the Holy Spirit transform our hearts and make us true peacemakers, especially for war-torn Ukraine, so that the great Paschal passage from death to new […]
Supreme Court tackling case about praying football coach
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court will tackle a dispute between public school officials and a former high school football coach who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games. The case before the justices on Monday involves Joseph Kennedy, a former football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Washington. For years, […]
Ukraine official: Zelenskyy meets top-level US delegation on Orthodox Easter
KYIV, Ukraine — The U.S. secretaries of state and defense met Sunday night with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the highest-level visit to the country’s capital by an American delegation since the start of Russia’s invasion. The meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, which was confirmed by […]
God’s mercy brings joy, comfort to those in need, pope says
ROME — The mercy shown by God to his children can transform hearts and makes Christians become channels of that mercy to those in need, Pope Francis said. “In the midst of our own crises and our difficulties, divine mercy often makes us aware of the sufferings of our neighbor,” the pope said April 24 […]