Catholic News
- Turkish municipality to build waste management facility near Virgin Mary's house (AsiaNews)Pope Benedict XVI visited Meryem Ana Evi (Mother Mary’s House) near Ephesus during his 2006 apostolic journey to Turkey, as did Pope St. John Paul II in 1979.
- Vatican offers recommendations for Eastern Catholics' paschal celebrations (Vatican Press Office)“Considering the different ritual traditions and the Easter celebrations according to their respective calendars, it is not possible to issue a unitary provision that would cover all the uses present in each Church,” said the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. “Nevertheless, it seems appropriate to share the following recommendations.”
- Distributing free masks is a way to love enemies, Pakistani archbishop says (UCANews)“The Archdiocese of Lahore has made 15,000 masks and hand sanitizers and handed them to parishes,” according to the report. “We have advised all parishes to distribute the masks without any religious, racial or sectarian discrimination,” said Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, OFM.
- Northern Ireland's bishops decry abortion regulations (Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference)“We are saddened and dismayed at the Government’s decision to introduce extreme regulations for the delivery of abortion services in Northern Ireland,” the bishops said on March 31. “Their implementation will facilitate one of the most liberal abortion regimes anywhere in the world. During the pandemic when so much is being done to protect lives, […]