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May 2014

May 31, 2014

Husband of condemned Sudanese woman reiterates commitment

Khartoum, Sudan, May 31, 2014 / 03:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The husband of Meriam Ibrahim,...

May 30, 2014

Pope’s historic prayer deeply moves Jerusalem bishop

Jerusalem, Israel, May 30, 2014 / 04:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The auxiliary bishop of Jerusalem...

May 28, 2014

Holy Land: Vandal tries to set fire to Dormition Abbey

Jerusalem, Israel, May 28, 2014 / 01:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As Pope Francis concluded his...

May 26, 2014

Pope Francis recalls birth of Church in Upper Room

Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 09:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- At the conclusion of his...

May 26, 2014

At Gethsemane, Pope urges religious to live without fear

Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 08:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Religious, priests, and seminarians gathered...

May 26, 2014

Vatican: Pope’s stop at terrorist memorial not a political move

Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 07:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid claims that Pope Francis'...

May 26, 2014

Pope, Israeli president renew mutual commitment to peace

Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 07:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a meeting today with...

May 25, 2014

Christ’s resurrection unites us, Pope tells faithful in Israel

Jerusalem, Israel, May 25, 2014 / 12:28 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At an ecumenical celebration in...

May 25, 2014

Pope makes new Christian unity step in meeting with Patriarch

Jerusalem, Israel, May 25, 2014 / 11:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a declaration delivered at...

May 25, 2014

Pope Francis urges two-state solution in first remarks to Israel

Tel Aviv, Israel, May 25, 2014 / 08:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Late Sunday afternoon Pope...

May 24, 2014

‘May God change the hearts of the violent,’ Pope prays

Amman, Jordan, May 24, 2014 / 11:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the first day of...

May 23, 2014

The Official Motto of Pope’s Pilgrimage: ‘That they may be one’

Jerusalem, Israel, May 23, 2014 / 01:36 pm (CNA).- The leaders of the Catholic communities...

May 23, 2014

CNA will bring your prayer intentions to the Holy Land

Jerusalem, Israel, May 23, 2014 / 01:28 pm (CNA).- CNA's special coverage team has arrived...

May 23, 2014

Nigerian bishop calls on global community to fight Boko Haram

Jos, Nigeria, May 23, 2014 / 07:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- One day after bombings in...

May 21, 2014

Children to receive First Communion at papal Mass in Jordan

Amman, Jordan, May 21, 2014 / 02:26 pm (CNA).- Some 1400 boys and girls from...

May 21, 2014

Under pressure to convert, Zanzibar Christians concerned for future

Dodoma, Tanzania, May 21, 2014 / 02:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Members of the small Christian...

May 21, 2014

Seminarians in the Holy Land anticipate Pope’s visit

Jerusalem, Israel, May 21, 2014 / 12:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the Holy Land prepares...

May 20, 2014

Catholic religious in South Sudan plead for peace

Juba, South Sudan, May 20, 2014 / 12:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic religious congregations...

May 17, 2014

Appeal for solidarity marks Jordan’s role in Middle East dialogue

Amman, Jordan, May 17, 2014 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An appeal issued jointly Wednesday...

May 16, 2014

Death sentence for Christian in Sudan draws global criticism

Khartoum, Sudan, May 16, 2014 / 05:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A pregnant woman who was...

May 14, 2014

Christians and Muslims united in Nigeria, says bishop

Jos, Nigeria, May 14, 2014 / 01:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Boko Haram’s April kidnapping of...

May 13, 2014

Central African bishop recounts Holy Week kidnapping

Bossangoa, Central African Republic, May 13, 2014 / 04:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Central African...

May 07, 2014

Nigerian cardinal urges action to free kidnapped girls

Abuja, Nigeria, May 7, 2014 / 10:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal John Onaiyekan of Abuja...

May 03, 2014

Rhode Island military chaplain introduces Boston Marathon to Afghanistan

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 3, 2014 / 09:08 am (CNA).- A year ago, Father Lukasz...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Argentine nun heads to Syria after Pope’s call to peripheries

Gaza City, Apr 30, 2014 / 04:19 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A religious sister from Argentina,...

April 10, 2014

Health workers in West Africa respond to Ebola outbreak

Conakry, Guinea, Apr 10, 2014 / 05:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Health care workers are joining...

April 10, 2014

Migrants in Holy Land look forward to papal visit

Jaffa, Israel, Apr 10, 2014 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Migrant workers in the Holy...

April 07, 2014

Priest murdered in Syria witnessed to Christ’s love

Homs, Syria, Apr 7, 2014 / 05:02 pm (CNA).- A priest of the Society of...

April 07, 2014

Twenty years after genocide, Church helps Rwanda heal

Kigali, Rwanda, Apr 7, 2014 / 11:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Boniface Hakizimana lives in a...

April 05, 2014

Holy Land bishops urge Christian-Muslim unity against extremism

Jerusalem, Israel, Apr 5, 2014 / 04:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Holy Land’s bishops have...