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USCCB president decries terrorist bombings on Easter
Cardinal Daniel Dinardo called the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka targeting the country's minority Christian community "a great evil." He was joined by other bishops and the head of the Knights of Columbus.
‘Super-dicastery’ at Vatican would emphasize evangelization
A proposal for reforming the Roman Curia is expected to stress the church's missionary mandate. The new combined office will supersede the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in importance.
Cardinal criticizes Sri Lankan government for not taking precautions
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has blamed his country's authorities for the security lapse he claims could have prevented the Easter bombings, in which the death toll surpassed 320.
Continuing Easter celebrations, pope again prays for Sri Lanka
Leading people to pray the Regina Coeli on Easter Monday, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the bombings and hoped "everyone will condemn these terrorist acts, inhuman acts, that are never justifiable."
Sri Lankan attacks are the latest in series of Easter-related incidents
The Sri Lanka bombings followed attacks targeting Christians and churches in Egypt, Pakistan, Kenya and Nigeria.
Massive Sri Lanka Easter bombings traced to little-known group
Two Catholic churches, an Evangelical church and three hotels were targeted in bombings across the country that left some 300 dead and 500 injured on Easter Sunday.
Churches’ solemn Easter traditions vary from East to West
The rites of Holy Week leading up to Easter are celebrated differently in the Eastern Catholic churches, such as Byzantine Ukrainian, especially on Good Friday and Holy Saturday.
He’s young and ready to bring people to God
Alessandro Giardini entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary right out of Bishop Shanahan High with the intention to let his friends "know God and how much he loves them.” Learn about the young man to be ordained priest on May 18.
Notre Dame to Notre Dame: University to donate to cathedral restoration
Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, has directed the university to donate $100,000 toward the renovation of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Irish commission: Grave for children was improper, but not a septic tank
When news of the common grave on the grounds of the former state-controlled home run by the Sisters of Bon Secours in Tuam was first reported in the media in 2014, an Irish newspaper claimed up to 800 children who died at the home had been buried in a septic tank.