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Church in Sri Lanka to begin canonization process for hundreds killed in 2019 Easter attack

Church in Sri Lanka to begin canonization process for hundreds killed in 2019 Easter attack

The Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is set to begin the canonization process for the hundreds of faithful killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attack in the country, an archdiocesan official confirmed with CNA. Father Joy Indika Perera, a representative for Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith
With Nearly 200 Killed Over Christmas, Christian Villages in Nigeria Are Reeling After Dayslong Attacks

With Nearly 200 Killed Over Christmas, Christian Villages in Nigeria Are Reeling After Dayslong Attacks

Catholic and Nigerian leaders are demanding government action as Christian villages in the central Nigerian state of Plateau are reeling from a series of Christmas weekend attacks that left nearly 200 Christian Nigerians dead. Photos obtained by CNA show victims of the attacks being buried
‘I Am Prepared to Die a Martyr’: Freed Nigerian Monk Recounts Kidnapping, Murder of Brother Monk

‘I Am Prepared to Die a Martyr’: Freed Nigerian Monk Recounts Kidnapping, Murder of Brother Monk

Brother Peter Olarewaju recently recounted the horrific kidnapping and torture he and two other monks from a Benedictine monastery in Nigeria underwent, including the murder of one of the monks. Brother Godwin Eze spent his final hours encouraging his brother monks before he was singled
Six Myths About Hamas

Six Myths About Hamas

Alan Johnson gave this speech in 2014, after the 50-day military conflict between Israel and Hamas. We’re publishing it today, lightly edited for clarity, because we believe the myths are still with us and are still poisonous, radically misshaping the Western understanding of Hamas, Israel, and the
Hamas terrorist tells Israel authorities mission Oct. 7 was simply to kill, details shooting children

Hamas terrorist tells Israel authorities mission Oct. 7 was simply to kill, details shooting children

A Hamas terrorist told an Israel Securities Authority (ISA) official he and another man shot and killed crying children who were inside a safe room, until the sounds could no longer be heard, while acknowledging he entered the house simply to kill. In a video posted by

Sisters Issue Appeal for ‘Safe Release’ of 3 Nuns Who Were Abducted From Nigerian Diocese

Sisters Issue Appeal for ‘Safe Release’ of 3 Nuns Who Were Abducted From Nigerian Diocese

Prayers are being sought for the “safe release” of three Catholic nuns, a seminarian, and a driver reportedly abducted from Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese. In a note to ACI Africa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, the vicar general of the Missionary Daughters of Mater Ecclesiae (MDME) in Nigeria, Sister