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Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). A Myanmar priest was shot this week while celebrating Mass in the state of Kachin, according to media reports, with the assault coming amid ongoing violent conflict between the military junta and…

Sophie Nélisse portrays Irena Gut Opdyke in the new film “Irena’s Vow.” / Credit: Quiver Distribution CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). A new film depicting the incredible true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic nurse who risked her own life to hide Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World…

Archbishop Mario Antonio Cargnello of Salta, Argentina. / Credit: Archdiocese of Salta ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). A civil court judge in Argentina’s Salta province ruled in favor of the Carmelite sisters in Salta, the provincial capital, in a case of gender-based violence against the local archbishop, Mario Antonio Cargnello,…

Pope Francis meets with a group of 200 children studying catechism and in a relaxed manner answered some of their questions on April 11, 2024, at St. John Mary Vianney Parish in Borghesiana, Italy. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis made a special “getaway” from…

German police cars (file image) / Mike Baumeister via Unsplah (CC0) CNA Newsroom, Apr 12, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). German authorities have reported the arrest of four suspects allegedly planning terror attacks in Germany. According to Bild newspaper, the group intended to target Christians attending church services and police stations with knives and Molotov…

Pope Francis blesses an unborn baby during the Papal Foundation’s annual pilgrimage in Rome on Friday, April 12, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 12:45 pm (CNA). The Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for Catholic projects around the world, announced on Friday the distribution of nearly $15…