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Original painting of the Divine Mercy, by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski in 1934. Wikimedia Commons 4.0. / nullBoston, Mass., Apr 15, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).What do a certain Polish nun and a certain Polish pope have in common? They both became saints and they were both instrumental in the institution of Divine Mercy Sunday, which offers many graces to the faithful. Be sure to thank St. John Paul II and St. Maria Faustina Kowalska this April 16 because as Divine Mercy Sunday rolls around again this ...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 22, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNARome Newsroom, Apr 15, 2023 / 06:50 am (CNA).Pope Francis said Friday that he plans to visit Mongolia, the worlds most sparsely populated sovereign country.In off-the-cuff remarks to employees of the Italian airline company that staffs the papal plane for his international trips, the pope said that he will travel to Mongolia after his scheduled trips to Hungary and Fran...

The Trappist Sisters of Nicaragua announced Feb. 27, 2023, that they are leaving Nicaragua for Panama. / Credit: Facebook Trappist Sisters of NicaraguaACI Prensa Staff, Apr 13, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has confiscated a cloistered monastery and arrested 20 people for activities related to Holy Week in Nicaragua.The Trappist sisters of Nicaragua, who left the country in February after 22 years of service, repor...

Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel on the New England Campus of Thomas Aquinas College sustained an April 9, 2023, fire causing thousands of dollars in damages. / Courtesy of Thomas Aquinas CollegeBoston, Mass., Apr 13, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).As Father Greg Markey, head chaplain at Thomas Aquinas Colleges New England campus, opened the door to the sacristy preparing for an early morning hour of eucharistic adoration on Easter Sunday, he was hit by a wall of black smoke. "And immediatel...

Christ of Peace statue in Mexico. / Credit: Christ of Peace PatronageACI Prensa Staff, Apr 13, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).On Resurrection Sunday, April 9, the Christ of Peace statue was dedicated in Tabasco county in Zacatecas state, Mexico. The monumental sculpture which sits atop a pedestal measures 108 feet high, which makes it the largest of its kind in the country.The statue stands in the center of the esplanade atop "Faith and Religion Hill."Present at the dedication were the governor...

Migrants in Mexico / Catholic Relief ServicesSt. Louis, Mo., Apr 14, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA).Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami recently criticized an immigration bill under consideration in Florida, saying it criminalizes "empathy" by making it a crime to transport undocumented migrants for any reason. The bill, SB1718/HB1617, provides for a third-degree felony for anyone who "[t]ransports into or within this state an individual whom the person knows, or reasonably should ...

In response to the long wait times to enter St. Peter's Basilica, those who wish to enter for Mass, confession, or adoration can now do so via a special "prayer entrance" immediately to the right of the barricades to enter through the metal detectors on the right side of the piazza. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNARome Newsroom, Apr 14, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA).With 100,000 people cramming into St. Peters Square on Easter Sunday, the lines to enter the Vatican basilica have returned to t...

Null / USCCBDenver, Colo., Apr 14, 2023 / 11:45 am (CNA).The need to rebuild trust in the wake of abuse scandals, the need to be inclusive and welcoming while faithful to Church teaching, and the need to approach the synodal process as "a missionary movement" were on the minds of American and Canadian Catholics who participated in the North American phase of the Catholic Churchs synodal process.Participants reflected on a working document provided by the Vatican and offered their contr...

Null / Credit: Chodyra Mike 1/Shutterstock.Washington D.C., Apr 13, 2023 / 11:20 am (CNA).The Biden administration plans to issue an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court allowed a Texas judges ruling to severely restrict abortion pill access. The appeals court Wednesday night temporarily suspended the judges ruling to invalidate the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The decision will, however, leave in place restric...

Null / Video Creative/Shutterstock.Denver, Colo., Apr 14, 2023 / 11:12 am (CNA).The Canadian government has released new recommended standards and advice for medical doctors concerning physician-assisted suicide that critics say do nothing to protect vulnerable patients from premature death.The new guidelines allow for "virtual" physician-assisted suicide, advise doctors not to notify family members when a patient requests suicide, and require medical professionals who object to physic...