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IRS grants Satanic Temple recognition as a ‘church’
April 26, 2019
A satanic group has announced they have been granted recognition as a church by the Internal Revenue Service. In a statement published Thursday, the Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple said that they have received notice from the IRS and that the decision would grant the organization equal legal footing with other religious groups. “This acknowledgement will help
Sri Lanka’s Ranjith: ‘I would have cancelled’ Easter Mass if bomb warnings were passed on
April 25, 2019
The Archbishop of Colombo says that government officials in Sri Lanka should be fired for failing to act on tips that terrorists attacks were imminent in the hours preceding Easter Sunday bombings in the country. “It’s absolutely unacceptable behavior on the part of these high officials of the government, including some of the ministry officials,”
‘Controlled explosion’ near St Anthony’s church as Sri Lanka remains on high alert
April 23, 2019
Police in Sri Lanka have detonated a suspicious package near St. Anthony’s church in Colombo on Easter Monday. Local media reported scenes of panic and confusion April 22, as crowds fled the area after what has been described as a “small explosion.” Local police later confirmed the blast was the controlled destruction of a suspect
Sri Lanka Easter attacks draw international condemnation
April 22, 2019
Religious and civil leaders have responded with condolences, prayer, and calls for justice after several explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds more on Easter Sunday. Calling it “a very, very sad day for all of us,” Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, canceled all remaining
Pope Francis: The resurrection is the most shocking event in human history
April 22, 2019
Pope Francis said Monday that the resurrection of Christ is the most shocking event in human history. “What was humanly unthinkable happened,” Pope Francis said April 22. “‘Christ, my hope, is risen!’ And in Him we too are resurrected, passing from death to life, from the slavery of sin to the freedom of love.” The
Sri Lanka Easter church and hotel bombings kill at least 100
April 21, 2019
At least 100 people were killed in explosions Easter morning, detonated in churches and hotels across Sri Lanka. Hundreds more are reportedly injured. At 8:45 a.m., explosions were detonated during Easter Mass at churches in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, and in Negombo, a city 20 miles to its north. At the same time, a
Cardinal Tobin: Catechism language ‘very unfortunate’ on homosexuality
April 19, 2019
The Archbishop of Newark said Wednesday that the language used by the Catechism of the Catholic Church to describe homosexual acts is “very unfortunate,” adding that he hopes the Catechism will use different language in its discussion of homosexuality. “The Church, I think, is having its own conversation about what our faith has us do
Holy Week terrorism suspect arrested
April 19, 2019
Authorities from Spain and Morocco have arrested a 23 year old man in Rabat, Morocco, who is suspected of planning an attack during Holy Week celebrations in the Spanish city of Seville. According to Spanish federal police, Spain’s National Intelligence Center and the Moroccan secret service, 23-year-old Zouhair el Bouhdidi was planning detonate explosives during
Rosica’s Pope Francis text plagiarized from anti-Catholic blog, report says
April 18, 2019
A Canadian priest’s controversial 2018 characterization of Pope Francis was plagiarized, according to a recent media report. The priest, Fr. Thomas Rosica, SDB, apologized in February after he was discovered to have committed acts of plagiarism serially. Rosica, a long-serving English language press aide at the Vatican Press Office, and the CEO of Canada’s Salt+Light
Rooster from Notre Dame spire saved from rubble
April 18, 2019
A copper rooster containing relics and thought to have been destroyed in the collapse of Notre-Dame de Paris has been found damaged but intact. The weathervane had previously perched at the top of the cathedral spire for more than a century. An informal national symbol of France, the rooster also functioned as a lightning rod
Trump calls Pope Francis promising to help Notre Dame reconstruction
April 18, 2019
President Donald Trump and Pope Francis spoke on the phone Wednesday afternoon, with the president pledging to assist with the rebuilding of Notre-Dame de Paris. “Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with His Holiness Pope Francis. The President offered his condolences for the destruction of Notre Dame Cathedral, one of Europe’s most important religious structures,”
Saved from the flames: The treasures that survived the Notre Dame fire
April 17, 2019
When the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Parish caught fire Monday, most predicted the worst. It seemed unlikely the structure could survive, or that some of the treasures inside might be saved. Indeed, a full two-thirds of the cathedral’s roof was destroyed in the blaze, as was the famous spire. But despite the images of
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