Pope Francis made a whirlwind trip to Albania on Sunday. Catholic practice (along with all other religious practice) was nearly extinguished under a brutal isolationist Communist dictatorship. But now, the Pope highlighted the country as a model of Muslim-Christian co-existence. He also honored the memory of Albania’s most famous Catholic, Mother Teresa. (Inés San Martín has more on the trip)
A priest distributes Communion to soldiers during World War II in Russia. In a joint ecumenical service May 8, 2020, marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, Christian churches in Germany issued a call for a commitment to work for peace. (Credit: CNS photo/KNA.)
Henry David Thoreau. (Credit: Stock image.)
An Orthodox icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the child Jesus. (Credit: Stock image.)
Three Catholic priests and a Lutheran pastor from the northern German city of Lubeck were executed by the Nazis Nov. 10, 1943. The three Catholic martyrs, pictured clockwise from bottom left, are Blesseds Eduard Mueller, Johannes Prassek and Hermann Lange. The Rev. Karl Friedrich Stellbrink is pictured at bottom, right. (Credit: CNS photo.)