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Fire in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel belonging to St. Francis of Assisi Parish in the village of Selva Oscura, Chile, March 13, 2023. / Credit: Bishopric of TemucoCNA Newsroom, Mar 15, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).The Catholic community of the Diocese of Temuco in Chile said no to violence following the March 13 fire that destroyed the Sacred Heart of Jesus chapel in the Amaza sector.In a public statement signed by the diocesan administrator, Father Juan Andrés Basly Erices, the community expresse...

Ruins after a militia attack in Benue state, Nigeria, during the last week of February 2023. / Credit: Courtesy of Michael Burton/Ignition633.orgWashington D.C., Mar 15, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA).The controversial presidential election on Feb. 25 still dominates Nigerias main news. Meanwhile, recent terrorist raids in Benue, a predominantly Catholic state in north-central Nigeria, are getting scant mention.Six counties in the Middle Belt state have seen deadly attacks by Fulani militants since the e...

Young people at Holy Family Mission in Counter Waterford, Ireland. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNACNA Staff, Mar 15, 2023 / 13:42 pm (CNA).A new gap year program gives young people the opportunity to spend one year living in Ireland in an intentional Catholic community with daily Mass, eucharistic adoration, and faith formation.Located in the rolling green hills of County Waterford, the Holy Family Mission program is seen by many local Catholics as a ray of hope for the Church in Ireland....

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany, NY. / Drew Proto via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0)Denver, Colo., Mar 16, 2023 / 09:47 am (CNA).The Catholic Diocese of Albany has decided to file for bankruptcy, saying a financial reorganization will help provide some compensation for the hundreds of sex abuse victims who have filed lawsuits."I understand this filing causes uncertainty, but as a Church and a community of faith, we must recognize that victim-survivors are our sons and daughters,...

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Triplets María Gorete dos Santos, María de Lourdes dos Santos, and María Aparecida dos Santos, 57, are all nuns belonging to the Franciscan Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. / Credit: Courtesy of Sister María Gorete dos SantosCNA Newsroom, Mar 16, 2023 / 07:57 am (CNA).Triplets María Gorete dos Santos, María de Lourdes dos Santos, and María Aparecida dos Santos, 57, are all nuns belonging to the Franciscan Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Born into a Catholic famil...

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak addresses the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2023. / Credit: Shannon Mullen/CNAWashington D.C., Mar 14, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA).Ongoing attacks against human dignity were the focus of this years National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, which took place in Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning.Addressing an audience of more than 1,000 people, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak brought attention to the huma...

Pope Francis at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 15, 2023 / Daniel Ibanez/CNAVatican City, Mar 15, 2023 / 04:23 am (CNA).Pope Francis said Wednesday that everyone in the Church is equal in dignity, thus a focus on hierarchical advancement is "pure paganism.""Within the framework of the unity of the mission, the diversity of charisms and ministries must not give rise, within the ecclesial body, to privileged categories," the pope said at his M...

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Sister María del Carmen, a Mexican Combonian missionary who served in Sudan. / Credit: Ana Paula Morales/ACI PrensaACI Prensa Staff, Mar 14, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).Sister María del Carmen Galicia, a Mexican nun of the Comboni Missionary Sisters who worked in Sudan, an African country with a 97% Muslim population, stressed that "peaceful coexistence" is possible between the followers of Islam and Christianity.Speaking with ACI Prensa, CNAs Spanish-language news partner, the nun related...