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CNA Staff, May 18, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Christians in Nigeria faced escalating persecution and a mounting death toll in the first four months of 2020, a new report has said. In a report issued on 15 May, the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) said that 620 Nigerian Christians have… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 18, 2020 / 01:46 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis described St. John Paul II as “an extraordinary gift of God to the Church and to Poland” in a video message to young people in Kraków Monday. In the message marking the 100th anniversary of the saint’s birth May 18, Francis recalled his visit… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 18, 2020 / 01:15 pm (CNA).- The French Council of State ruled Monday that a ban on religious gatherings in the country is a disproportionate response to the coronavirus pandemic, and ordered the government to lift the ban within eight days. Religious gatherings have been prohibited in the country for eight weeks,… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 18, 2020 / 12:39 pm (CNA).- The coronavirus pandemic is causing drops in charitable donations to Catholic organizations in Japan, especially affecting refugees and vulnerable foreigners, local media are reporting. Sinapis, an aid group created by the Archdiocese of Osaka in 2002, had to shut its doors in April amid a sharp… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 18, 2020 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- An English bishop died Monday after contracting the coronavirus. The Archdiocese of Liverpool said that Bishop Vincent Malone, 88, died on the morning of May 18 at the Royal Liverpool Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. He is at least the fourth bishop to… Read More »

Vatican City, May 17, 2020 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- The emergency caused by coronavirus has made the situation of many vulnerable people even more precarious; it has also highlighted that immigrants are essential to the fabric of our society, Cardinal Michael Czerny says. The cardinal also urged local solutions to address the needs of immigrant… Read More »

Denver, Colo., May 17, 2020 / 06:21 am (CNA).- After a pornography tycoon donated millions to an international abortion group, one non-profit youth initiative warned of a dangerous link between the two industries. Lindsay Fay, a mission team manager for The Culture Project, highlighted the connection between pornography and abortion. She told CNA that while… Read More »

Vatican City, May 17, 2020 / 05:09 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Sunday recalled the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. Pope John Paul II, saying his predecessor is remembered “with much affection and gratitude.” “From heaven he continues to intercede for the People of God and peace in the world,” Francis said, noting that… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 17, 2020 / 05:00 am (CNA).- Pro-life groups in Ecuador say that United Nations aid to combat the coronavirus pandemic should not require access to abortion as a condition for assistance. On April 30, Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Relations and Human Mobility confirmed it had presented to the United Nations a $46.4… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 16, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The Polish bishops’ conference is encouraging the faithful to participate in a social media campaign to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II on Monday. Pope St. John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyla on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice,… Read More »