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Pope laments recent violence in Syria, renews call for dialogue

Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis on Sunday decried the resurgence of violence in Syria in recent days, especially in Aleppo, and renewed the call to bring about peace through dialogue. "I receive with deep sorrow the tragic news coming from Syria, about the spiral of violence that

Abortion

Pope Francis: Children are always gifts, even in tough circumstances

Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis' latest writings on the family include a strong affirmation of the need to welcome children even in difficult circumstances. He praises large families and adopted families, rejects abortion as "horrendous," reflects on the errors of "gender ideology," and

Faith

‘You are not forgotten,’ Cardinal Dolan tells Iraq’s Christians and Yazidis

Dohuk, Iraq (CNA/EWTN News) — On his second full day in Iraq, Cardinal Timothy Dolan traveled three hours to Dohuk, the city where the majority of those who fled Mosul, including the members of the minority Yazidi population, escaped to when ISIS overran the city. After the lengthy ride, Cardinal

women

Women are drivers of peace and development, Vatican rep tells UN

New York City (CNA/EWTN News) — The Holy See paid homage to all women and girls who have selflessly served others in education, healthcare, and forming the youth and upheld the four Missionaries of Charity murdered in Yemen as an example of women with unwavering dedication to peace. "My

Abortion

Jeremy Irons says he opposes abortion, easy divorce

London (CNA/EWTN News) — In a recent interview with British daily The Guardian, renowned actor Jeremy Irons voiced his opposition to easy divorce and to abortion, which he said is a sin and "harms a woman." "Take abortion," he told The Guardian's Catherine Shoard

Pro-life

Survivor of Brussels terror attack writes letter of hope to unborn baby

Brussels, Belgium (CNA) — "…I just want to tell you that life is a wonderful thing, and the world is really full of remarkable people." So starts a letter written by one of the survivors of the bomb attacks at the Brussels Zaventem international airport last week, according to

Catholic

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN, dies on Easter

Irondale, Ala. (CNA/EWTN News) — The Catholic Church in the United States has lost the Poor Clare nun who changed the face of Catholicism in the United States and around the world. Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, foundress of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), passed away on March

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Gunmen kill Congolese priest who reported on atrocities

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (CNA/EWTN News) — A Congolese Catholic priest who documented human rights abuses in his home country was killed by armed gunmen early Monday morning. Father Vincent Machozi Karunzu was murdered March 21 by armed militants in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of