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April 2019

April 29

God's Word on Sunday: Our freedom comes with being fearless

April 29, 2019

Third Sunday of Easter, May 5 (Year C) Acts 5:28-32, 40b-41; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Threats and intimidation are usually enough to keep people submissive and in line. The threat can range anywhere from death to dismissal or a bad evaluation, but the effect is always the same: silence and acquiescence.

People can find peace by visiting those who suffer, pope says

April 29, 2019

VATICAN CITY - People who feel restless or lacking inner peace will discover it when they visit those who are experiencing great difficulty, suffering, illness or persecution, Pope Francis said.

Churches padlocked, schools closed week after Sri Lanka attacks

April 29, 2019

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Fears of suicide bomb attacks kept many Christians and Muslims away from churches and mosques for Sunday Mass and Friday prayers a week after the Easter bombings.

Gerry Turcotte: Yes, a little tenderness can change the world

April 29, 2019

It is rare to laugh out loud when listening to a news item, but recently this is exactly what happened.

Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Time to put our digital lives in order

April 29, 2019

There’s a line in Pope Francis’ recent Apostolic Exhortation to young people Christus Vivit that jumps out at me. When he writes that “digital media can expose people to the risk of addiction, isolation and gradual loss of contact with concrete reality,” he is speaking to my own millennial heart.

Pope applauds beatification of Argentine martyrs

April 29, 2019

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis applauded the beatification of four Argentine martyrs -- a bishop, two priests and a layman -- who were murdered early in the country's seven-year long "Dirty War."

April 30

Charles Lewis: Religious liberty is fading fast

April 30, 2019

We are witnessing a collapse of religious freedom in Canada. Anyone who doubts it is naïve or completely uniformed. There may be some who simply cannot believe this is happening in a modern democracy. But it is.

Christian life impossible without the Holy Spirit, pope says

April 30, 2019

VATICAN CITY - Christians must allow themselves to be guided by the Holy Spirit if they expect to live a Christian life, Pope Francis said.

Churches have been targets of attack in South Asia, Southeast Asia

April 30, 2019

BANGKOK - Several experts believe the threat to churches in South and Southeast Asia has increased following the Easter bomb attacks that killed more than 250 people and injured 500.

South African archbishop says oppression of migrants recalls apartheid

April 30, 2019

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A South African archbishop has urged the government to act against xenophobic attacks, which have increased as general elections approach.