The Navy’s fleet of Trident submarines carries about half of the U.S. active strategic nuclear warheads, according to military observers.
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Participants in interfaith rally resolve to continue Rev. King’s work
The rally featured clergy from numerous faith traditions, including Catholics, Orthodox Christians, various Protestant denominations, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Zoroastrians and others.
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Catholic leaders condemn President Trump’s plan to send troops to the border
Bishops call the policy dangerous and unwise and urge the administration to be more welcoming to migrants trying to enter the United States.
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Leave Mass praising God, not gossiping about others, pope says
The final words at Mass — “Go in peace” — are an invitation to Christians to proclaim God’s blessings through their lives, not an opportunity to go outside and speak ill of others.
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Trevi Fountain coins to continue bringing fortune to Rome’s needy
According to Caritas Roma, an estimated 1.4 million euros ($1.7 million) worth of coins were tossed into the famed fountain in 2016.
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Migrant caravan, raising concerns in U.S., halts in Mexico
The “Stations of the Cross” caravans began as short Eater-season protests against the kidnappings, extortions, beatings and killings suffered by many Central American migrants as they cross Mexico.
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One Chinese bishop’s fate shows the Communist Party’s power
It also highlights how high-level deliberations in the marble-columned splendor of the Vatican City and in Beijing’s walled leadership compound could have reverberations in places like rural Saiqi for generations to come.
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On Easter, Salvadorans bury priest assassinated during Holy Week
The killing has shaken Catholic Church officials, who say they still do not know what led to the assassination or what it means for the church.
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Easter hope breaks routine, unleashes creativity, Pope Francis says
“Do we want to share in this message of life,” he asked in his homily, “or do we prefer simply to continue standing speechless before events as they happen?”
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Salvadoran priest assassinated during Holy Week
Authorities said Father Walter Vasquez Jimenez was traveling with parishioners March 29 to officiate a Holy Thursday Mass in San Miguel when their car was stopped by an armed group wearing masks. The other passengers were set free after their belongings were taken, but Father Vasquez was abducted, shot and left to die.