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RIP Sister Dianna Ortiz

sr dianna ortiz osu, undated photo courtesy of the ursuline sisters of st joseph   sister dianna ortiz, a prominent human rights c...

The Catholic Herald

Depression, Lent, and Easter

i am always relieved when the end of lent arrives. not because i found the giving things up part difficult. for the depressed person, giving...

Private Mass restrictions come into force at St. Peter’s Basilica

an empty st. peter's basilica. credit: vatican media via cna vatican city, mar 22, 2021 / 05:30 am mt (cna).- the restriction of private mas...

UK government may push to legislate again on abortion in N Ireland

belfast, northern ireland, mar 20, 2021 / 01:01 pm mt (cna).- the british government may push to legislate further on the provision of abort...

The Pandemic Came, Christians Went Bonkers

the church could have seized an opportunity of great calamity to preach salvation to the ever-darkening world of the 21st century. instead, ...

8 Years in a Nutshell

eighth anniversaries aren’t special. neither are administrative circulars. normally, i wouldn’t bother thinking about either, let alone writ...

Christopher Altieri

Colombian bishop responds to cathedral vandalism

ibague, colombia, mar 11, 2021 / 06:13 pm mt ( cna ) .- a colombian archbishop condemned an attack against a local cathedral march 8 by a gr...

Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis in Iraq: Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil

pope francis was the chief celebrant and homilist at mass for some 10,000 iraqis at franso hariri stadium in erbil, northern iraq, on sunday...

Christopher Altieri

Pope Francis in Iraq: A Prayer for The Dead in Mosul

in mosul, the rubble of so-called is destruction is frequently indistinguishable from the rubble of incipient rebuilding, where efforts to r...

Christopher Altieri

Aramaic: The Uncertain Future of an Ancient Language

this essay is part three of a three-part series by sam sweeney, a writer and translator based in the middle east, who wrote most recently fo...