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Father Javier Sánchez, 60, from the Archdiocese of Zaragoza in Spain died April 4, 2024, a victim of burns suffered when his liturgical vestments caught fire from a candle during the Easter Vigil on Saturday, March 30. / Credit: Óscar Cortel/Archbishopric of Zaragoza ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 4, 2024 / 14:55 pm (CNA). Father Javier…

null / Andrii Zastrozhnov/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 4, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Father Francisco “Patxi” Bronchalo of the Diocese of Getafe in Spain shared on X about the emotional wounds he has encountered throughout his pastoral experience in persons who declare themselves “trans.” The priest began a thread on X on April 3 affirming that…

Guinness World Records recognized Juan Vicente Pérez Mora as the oldest man in the world on Feb. 4, 2022, when he was 112 years old and 253 days old. / Credit: Guinness World Records CNA Staff, Apr 4, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, a twice-daily prayer of the rosary who at…

Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, vice-president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, at the USCCB’s fall meeting Nov. 15, 2023. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 4, 2024 / 12:15 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore is suing numerous insurers over their alleged failure to pay for abuse claims stretching back several…

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I / President.gov.ua / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 4, 2024 / 10:15 am (CNA). The Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople has expressed a desire that Christians in the East and the West begin celebrating Easter on a “unified date” rather than adhere to separate Lenten calendars. “It is…