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Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)

Blaze erupts at Paris’ iconic Notre Dame Cathedral; cause unknown

Catholic News Service
April 15, 2019
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A major blaze engulfed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral April 15, sending pillars of flame and billowing smoke over the center of the French capital.

Pope Benedict XVI delivers a blessing at the conclusion of a Mass for the Knights of Malta in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 9, 2013, two days before he announced his resignation. The retired pope marks his 92 birthday April 16. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Official marks retired pope’s birthday, commenting on his latest letter

Cindy Wooden
April 15, 2019
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Marking retired Pope Benedict XVI’s 92nd birthday, the editorial director of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication insisted what the retired pope wrote about facing the clerical sexual abuse crisis is essentially what Pope Francis has said, too.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, displays a board with an image of St. Teresa of Kolkata during an April 10, 2019, hearing of the Senate Judiciary†Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution on Capitol Hill in Washington. The title of the hearing was "Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse." (CNS photo/Jeenah Moon, Reuters)

Twitter restricts Mother Teresa abortion quote; CEO can’t explain why

Jacob Comello
April 12, 2019
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The reason for the ban? The graphic purportedly violated Twitter’s “health and pharmaceutical products and services policy.”

Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay and Taraji P. Henson star in a scene from the movie "The Best of Enemies." 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/STXfilms)

Movie Review: ‘The Best of Enemies’

John Mulderig
April 12, 2019
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“The Best of Enemies” (STX) is an appealing fact-based drama that promotes humane values and Gospel-guided behavior.

Father Hector Mateus-Ariza, pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord in Laurel, talks with a residential migrant worker prior to an April 10 Mass at Laurel Park racetrack. The parish regularly takes their ministry to immigrants who work at the complex. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Ministering at Laurel Park, priest wants to smell not like sheep, but a ‘horse’

Norma Montenegro Flynn
April 12, 2019
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Father Mateus-Ariza, pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord in Laurel, has a parish community that is small, vibrant and culturally diverse. He utilizes every opportunity to bring people to his parish, and when someone at the racetrack invited him to visit the workers, the priest immediately grabbed the opportunity.

Pope Francis greets South Sudan President Salva Kiir April 11, 2019, at the end of a two-day spiritual retreat the pope hosted in the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican for the political leaders of South Sudan. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

At retreat for South Sudan leaders, pope literally begs for peace

Cindy Wooden
April 12, 2019
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At the end of a highly unusual spiritual retreat for the political leaders of warring factions, Pope Francis knelt at the feet of the leaders of South Sudan, begging them to give peace a chance and to be worthy “fathers of the nation.”

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