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March 04, 2021

Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon: More fluff than teeth

March 04, 2021

Raya is a mythic tale about an intrepid young princess leaving her homeland on a quest to save her world from an intangible menace ... but does it deliver?

Pope Francis in Iraq: Overview

March 04, 2021

Asked in February why he was making a tour of Iraq at a time of growing political tension and worries about the spread of Covid, Pope Francis replied: “I am the pastor of people who are suffering.”

Bishops voice concern over treatment of religion in Irish reopening plan

March 04, 2021

CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2021 / 05:30 pm MT (CNA).- As Ireland marks the first anniversary of the novel coronavirus arriving, local Catholic bishops are calling for the government to ease its restrictions on in-person worship services.

Bishops across US issue split messages on Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

March 04, 2021

Denver Newsroom, Mar 4, 2021 / 04:24 pm MT (CNA).- Bishops across the United States have weighed in with varied guidance for their flocks amid renewed debate over the morality of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which received emergency FDA authorization last weekend.

Aramaic through the Ages

March 04, 2021

In places like northeastern Syria, southern Turkey, and northern Iraq, local dialects remain the spoken language of surviving but dwindling communities.

Covid-19 has compounded prejudice against leprosy sufferers

March 04, 2021

Leprosy is on the verge of extinction, but because of the pandemic sufferers of the disease face more discrimination than ever, says Ferdie Rous

Pope Francis in Iraq: Speaking the language of Our Lord

March 04, 2021

Iraq's Christians are heirs of a long linguistic tradition that dates back well before Christ, a tradition now tied to their fate.