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Crisis in Haiti worsens: Minor seminary attacked by gangs

As smoke billows from the Ministry of Finance building behind them, people leave the area after hearing gunshots from armed gangs near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 2, 2024. / Credit: CLARENS SIFFROY/AFP via Getty Images

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 3, 2024 / 18:30 pm (CNA).

The Haitian Conference of Religious reported that a minor seminary run by the Spiritan Fathers was attacked April 1 by crime gangs.

Famous atheist Richard Dawkins says he considers himself a ‘cultural Christian’

Richard Dawkins, founder of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, on Dec. 4, 2014, in Sydney, Australia. / Credit: Don Arnold/Getty Images

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 3, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA).

Atheist Richard Dawkins said of Christianity: “It seems to me to be a fundamentally decent religion, in a way that I think Islam is not.”

Church in Mexico condemns murder of 8-year-old girl, vigilante retribution

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ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 3, 2024 / 10:00 am (CNA).

“We are destroying ourselves little by little,” the Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico said in condemnation of the recent kidnapping and murder of an 8-year-old girl.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Peruvian archbishop

Pope Francis and Archbishop José Antonio Eguren. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 2, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA).

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop José Antonio Eguren of Piura and Tumbes, Peru.

Archdiocese of Vancouver signs ‘sacred covenant’ with First Nation in British Columbia

Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller is presented with a gift at the Sacred Covenant signing on Sunday, March 31, 2024. / Credit: Archdiocese of Vancouver

CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA).

Archbishop J. Michael Miller called the pact a historic milestone that “forges a new relationship” between native communities and the Catholic Church.

Catholic cemeteries on the front line against secular fear of death

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Vancouver, Canada, Apr 1, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Cemeteries are the front line of defense against society’s secularism and fear of death and suffering, said the director of Catholic Cemeteries in Vancouver. 

What is transhumanism and what are its ethical challenges? A Catholic philosopher responds

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ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 30, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).

In a recent interview with ACI Prensa, Argentine philosopher Mariano Asla offered a critical analysis of transhumanism.

More Holy Week processions prohibited in Cuba

A Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish procession honoring the patroness of Cuba on Sept. 7, 2023. / Credit: Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Havana, Cuba

ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 28, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA).

The regime of President Miguel Díaz-Canel in Cuba has prohibited several Holy Week processions in different cities of the country.

Canadian judge grants 27-year-old autistic woman’s request for assisted suicide

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CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA).

The woman’s father argued against the decision, saying that his daughter “is generally healthy.”

5 tips for evangelizing on social media

Based on his extensive apostolate on the internet, Dominican friar Nelson Medina offers several tips. / Credit: Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 28, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).

Friar Nelson Medina, a Dominican known for his extensive apostolate on the internet, offers five tips for Catholics to do a better job evangelizing on social media.