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Attendees are seen during an interfaith memorial service April 24, 2019, at Sri Lanka's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City. The mission hosted the event to remember the victims and all people affected by the Easter terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Sri Lanka’s U.N. mission hosts memorial service for victims of attacks

Catholic News Service
April 27, 2019
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All Sri Lankans “are going through one of the saddest and most devastating periods of our history,” Father Nalaka Silva told those gathered at an evening interfaith memorial service April 24 in New York for the victims and all people affected by the Easter terrorist attacks.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Divine Mercy Sunday Vigil Mass, 100th Anniversary Mt. St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Council № 1965

Archbishop William E. Lori
April 27, 2019
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As Archbishop of Baltimore and Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus I am very happy to join you this evening to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Council № 1965 here at Mount Saint Mary’s University, the oldest college council in continuous operation in the entire Order.

Chilean Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati hears confession at the Santiago cathedral Feb. 17, 2013. Chilean bishops said that while they support legislation requiring priests and religious authorities to report crimes, they also fear that an update to the country's current law would force clergy to break the sacramental seal of confession. (CNS photo/Ivan Alvarado, Reuters)

Chilean bishops fear new measure would enforce breaking confession seal

Junno Arocho Esteves
April 26, 2019
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Chilean bishops said that while they support legislation requiring priests and religious authorities to report crimes, they also fear that an update to the country’s current law would force clergy to break the sacramental seal of confession.

Organist Johann Vexo of Paris rehearses April 25, 2019, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. He was playing at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris at the time the fire broke out. The national shrine in Washington basilica will host a a free and open to the public concert April 26 to benefit the Paris cathedral. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Benefit concert for Notre Dame Cathedral to end with Resurrection piece

Carol Zimmermann
April 26, 2019
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An organist from Notre Dame Cathedral — performing an April 26 benefit concert in Washington for the reconstruction of the iconic Parisian church — will end his program, fittingly, with a piece about Christ’s resurrection.

Chris Hemsworth stars in a scene from the movie "Avengers: Endgame." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Disney)

Movie Review: ‘Avengers: Endgame’

John Mulderig
April 26, 2019
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Aficionados of the Marvel Comics universe are likely to be thrilled by the sweeping epic “Avengers: Endgame” (Disney).

Honor guard members stand watch over the urn and folded ensign of Father Francis Brett April 24, 2019, on Chaplains Hill at Arlington National Cemetery. The cremated remains of Father Brett, a priest of the Diocese of Knoxville and longtime Army chaplain, were buried in the same gravesite of his brother, Father Robert Brett, a Navy chaplain who was killed while serving in Vietnam in 1968. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Brother priests who became military chaplains reunited in burial ceremony

Dennis Sadowski
April 26, 2019
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Amid the pomp and ceremony that marks a military burial, Father Francis Brett was reunited after more than 50 years with his younger priest brother at Arlington National Cemetery.

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