Archdiocese of Mexico City calls rumors of army 'invasion' of cathedral 'fake news'
- Sep 29, 2020
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Forty years after killings, Salvadoran city claims Maryknoll Sisters as its own
- Sep 4, 2020
On a bright and clear January afternoon, Bishop Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar walked into a cemetery and gently dusted off a white name plate on top of a sky-blue block of tombs. Making plans for the year ahead, he told secretary Violeta Esmeralda Serrano nearby that they needed to make sure the tombs were decorated with flowers Dec. 2.
Romania marks first national day honoring persecuted Christians
- Aug 15, 2020
On Sunday Romania marked its first ever National Day of Awareness of Violence against Christians, a move intended to honor Romanian Orthodox martyrs and raise awareness about global anti-Christian persecution.
Nigerian bishop: Murdered seminarian had courage of a martyr
- May 14, 2020
A murdered Nigerian seminarian had the courage of a martyr, his bishop said after three men were arrested for murder and kidnapping.
Salvadoran church, survivors mark 40th anniversary of river massacre
- May 14, 2020
In a remote area called Las Aradas, where the river straddles Honduras and El Salvador, more than 600 people were killed over a 12-hour period on May 14, 1980.
Catholic priests, nuns were among those killed by Nazis
- May 10, 2020
The Nazis’ systematic persecution and genocide led to the deaths of 6 million Jews in Europe, but Catholic priests and nuns were also among their victims.
German Catholics among those who suffered under Nazis
- May 9, 2020
During World War 2, millions of German Catholics died on the battlefield, on execution blocks, in forced labor or in concentration camps. Some have since been beatified, a step on the path to sainthood.
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