Catholic governor calls on Louisiana lawmakers to abolish the death penalty as ‘a pro-life state’
‘Look at the death penalty in Louisiana in 2023 with fresh eyes and an open mind’
Pope Francis gives one of his documents to U.S. President Joe Biden during a meeting at the Vatican in this file photo from Oct. 29, 2021. The pope gives visiting heads of state copies of his major texts. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
‘The enemies of peace will not prevail,’ Biden says as Good Friday Agreement turns 25
‘The enemies of peace will not prevail’
Local resident Pavel gathers belongings of his neighbor, who was killed in recent shelling, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, Dec. 10, 2022. (CNS photo/Alexander Ermochenko, Reuters)
Russia’s persecution of faith in Ukraine part of ‘cultural genocide’ campaign, say analysts
‘This really is one (overall) effort to destroy the idea of a distinct Ukrainian people’
