U.S. senator introduces legislation to make Easter Monday a federal holiday — By: Catholic News Agency

Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt at the CPAC D.C. conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. / Credit: DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 14, 2025 / 17:42 pm (CNA). U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, announced that he is introducing new legislation…

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Report reveals escalation of violence against Christians in the Holy Land — By: Catholic News Agency

Christians processing through the Old City of Jerusalem. / Credit: Adi Marer/Rossing Center Vatican City, Apr 14, 2025 / 16:02 pm (CNA). The annual report by the Rossing Center, a Jerusalem-based organization dedicated to interfaith coexistence, documented 111 cases of harassment and violence against the Christian community in Israel and East Jerusalem in 2024. The…

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Arkansas enacts religious freedom protections for adoptive parents, faith-based agencies — By: Catholic News Agency

Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at the annual CPAC D.C. conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. / Credit: DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 14, 2025 / 14:32 pm (CNA). Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed into law…

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Pittsburgh bishop prays for end to violence after governor’s mansion arson attack — By: Catholic News Agency

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. / Credit: Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Apr 14, 2025 / 15:32 pm (CNA). A Catholic bishop in Pennsylvania expressed shock and offered prayers after a 38-year-old man was arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to murder Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and…

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Pope Francis declares Sagrada Familia basilica architect Antoni Gaudí ‘venerable’ — By: Catholic News Agency

The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, designed by architect Antoni Gaudí. Pope Francis on Monday, April 14, 2025, declared Gaudí “venerable,” bringing him one step closer to sainthood. / Credit: Public domain; r.nagy/Shutterstock Vatican City, Apr 14, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Monday declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,”…

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Vatican updates rules for Mass intentions, permits collective offerings under strict conditions — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for Korean Catholics before the statue of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn was blessed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, on Sept. 16, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Apr 13, 2025 / 14:50 pm (CNA)….

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