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Manglona wins prestigious Truman Scholarship

Posted by - April 20, 2019
University of California, Berkeley, media studies major Thomas Manglona II has won a Truman Scholarship—the first University of California, Berkeley, student to win the prestigious award since 2013. Following a…
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Pope Francis holds the Eucharist during morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican April 9, 2019. The pope said the devil targets those who succumb to despair and negativity. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Devil targets those who succumb to despair, negativity, pope says

Posted by - April 14, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Sometimes Christians seem to prefer complaining and being unhappy in life, but that makes them a perfect target for the devil, Pope Francis said in a…
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Mousa Kamar, front right, at the head of the cross, and his son Youssef, diagonal to his father, in the corner of the cross, helps carry a large wooden cross during the Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City March 25, 2016. Mousa Kamar and his sons are carrying on the tradition of his grandfather and father, carrying the cross on Good Friday. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa

Posted by - April 14, 2019
JERUSALEM (CNS) — For four decades, Mousa Kamar has taken his place at the head of the heavy wooden cross used during the Franciscan Good Friday procession on the Via…
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Pope Francis gives the homily during morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican April 4, 2019. In attendance was President Sergio Mattarella of Italy. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pray with courage, pope says in morning homily

Posted by - April 14, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must be courageous when praying to God and not simply repeat prayers “like a parrot,” Pope Francis said. “In common parlance, people use an expression…
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Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes of Agana, Guam, is pictured in a Nov. 30, 2016, photo. The archbishop said April 4, 2019, that the island would be harmed by a new law that legalizes recreational marijuana. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Agana)

Guam archdiocese ‘saddened’ by law that legalizes recreational marijuana

Posted by - April 14, 2019
HAGATNA, Guam (CNS) — Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes of Agana said the archdiocese was “saddened” that Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signed a law legalizing recreational marijuana in the territory.…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is pictured in a Sept. 8, 2018, photo. Members of the Philippine clergy and human rights groups responded to Duterte after he threatened to arrest all his critics. (CNS photo/Lean Daval Jr., Reuters)

Philippine president threatens ‘revolutionary war’ if critics push him

Posted by - April 14, 2019
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Members of the Philippine clergy and human rights groups responded to President Rodrigo Duterte after he threatened to arrest all of his critics. At a gathering…
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