Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a “tragic” fire that killed at least 38 people and injured some 29 others at a migrant processing center in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, March 27.
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Catholic leaders express sorrow, outrage over dozens of migrants killed in fire
A fire in a Mexican immigration detention center has claimed the lives of at least 38 migrants, who appeared to be abandoned by guards as flames engulfed their locked cells, according to a leaked video from the facility near the U.S. border in Ciudad Juárez.
Salvadorans celebrate St. Oscar Romero’s ‘faith, courage’ at Mass on anniversary of his assassination
With great enthusiasm and devotion, hundreds of Salvadoran families gathered for a March 24 Mass at the Sacred Heart Shrine in Washington to celebrate the feast of St. Oscar Romero, bishop and martyr from El Salvador.
Praying for shooting victims as ‘family of faith’ is like ‘an embrace’ for community, Nashville bishop says at Mass
Nashville Bishop J. Mark Spalding celebrated the 5:30 p.m. Mass March 27 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation to pray for the victims of the school shooting that morning at The Covenant School in the city’s Green Hills neighborhood where it happened.
Men urged to be on fire for faith at Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland conference
More than 600 men filled most of the pews and spent March 25 reaffirming their faith at the Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland’s 2023 annual conference.
After Nashville school shooting, Biden renews call for assault weapons ban and universal background checks
President Joe Biden called a March 27 shooting at a school in Nashville, Tenn., “sick,” “heartbreaking” and “a family’s worst nightmare,” in remarks from the White House. The president called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban.
Church leaders welcome move on Russian war crimes in Ukraine, decry abduction of Ukrainian children
Ukrainian church leaders have warned Russians they will have to answer for savagery inflicted on their country, following the International Criminal Court’s indictment of President Vladimir Putin for war crimes.
Wyoming abortion ban blocked over Obamacare-era amendment to state constitution
A Wyoming judge on March 22 temporarily blocked a new state law prohibiting most abortions in the state just days after it took effect after opponents said an Obamacare-era amendment to the state constitution may void the ban.
‘God showed up in a very powerful, powerful way’: Archdiocese of Hartford investigating possible eucharistic miracle
The Archdiocese of Hartford is investigating a possible eucharistic miracle at one of its parishes, where Communion hosts seemingly multiplied during a March 5 Sunday Mass.
Diocesan officials call mass shooting at Nashville Presbyterian school ‘sad, shocking,’ urge prayers for victims, families
Officials of the Nashville Diocese called news of a morning mass shooting and loss of life at a private Christian school in the city heartbreaking and “deeply sad and shocking” and urged prayers for the victims and their families.
Maryland entrepreneurs get support for start-ups at local Catholic universities
Two area Catholic universities are doing their part to cultivate entrepreneurism. Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg both offer programs and resources that are helping support the next generation of innovators.
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen to host world premiere of Passion setting
The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland will host the world premiere of a musical setting of the exact text of St. John’s Passion narrative during a special 7 p.m. concert March 31.