Still seeking the mountaintop 50 years after Rev. King’s assassination
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — Fr. Pat Connor was on his way from a graduate class at the University of Memphis to St. Joseph Hospital to visit a priest friend the evening of April 4, 1968.
Pope’s exhortation on holiness to be released April 9
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Rejoice and Be Glad,” Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on “the call to holiness in the modern world,” will be released April 9, the Vatican announced.
Fundraiser unites Catholics, Protestants in walking for life
Some walks are easier than others. The walk into an abortion clinic is likely among the toughest.
What the pope said when Martin Luther King was killed
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (CNA/EWTN News) — On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., was fatally shot outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
To honor Rev. King, ‘deepen’ commitment to work for justice, bishops urge
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Fifty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, “we need to ask ourselves if we are doing all we can to build the culture of love, respect and peace to which the Gospel calls us,” the U.S. bishops’ Administrative Committee said March 28.
Obispos: Para honrar al reverendo King, profundicen compromiso con justicia
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Cincuenta años después del asesinato del Reverendo Martin Luther King Jr. “tenemos que preguntarnos si estamos haciendo todo lo que podemos para edificar la cultura del amor, el respeto y la paz a la cual nos llama el Evangelio”, dijo el Comité Administrativo de los obispos de los Estados Unidos el 28 de marzo.
On Easter, Salvadorans bury priest assassinated during Holy Week
LOLOTIQUE, El Salvador (CNS) — On Easter, as thousands of Salvadorans from around the country packed into the rural town of Lolotique, Catholic Church officials laid to rest a 36-year-old priest violently killed during Holy Week — the latest victim of an unending wave of violence that plagues the country.
Salvadoreños sepultan en la Pascua sacerdote asesinado en Semana Santa
LOLOTIQUE, El Salvador (CNS) — Mientras centenares de salvadoreños de todo el país atestaban el pueblo rural de Lolotique durante la Pascua, oficiales de la Iglesia Católica daban sepultura al sacerdote de 36 años de edad que fue asesinado violentamente durante la Semana Santa — la víctima más reciente de una interminable ola de violencia que plaga el país.
Pope, Martin Luther King share common dream, Vatican official says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a dignified life for all men and women regardless of color or creed continues to live on in the teachings of one his most influential admirers, Pope Francis, a Vatican representative said.
Mideast Catholic patriarchs evoke Resurrection hope in Easter messages
BEIRUT (CNS) — In Easter messages, Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East evoked the hope of the Resurrection.
