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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