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Pope offers Mass for murdered Coptic Christians, hails them as ‘martyrs’

R RLast Updated: March 28th, 2023Pope Francis, World News

(CNA/EWTN News, by Elise Harris).- Pope Francis offered his Tuesday morning Mass for the repose of the souls of the 21 Egyptian Christians killed by ISIS militants, praying that man learn to reject his evil temptations, and choose what is good. The Pope Feb. 17 prayed for “our brother Copts, whose throats were slit for … Read More

Panel advising Vatican unanimous that Archbishop Romero is a martyr

R RLast Updated: March 29th, 2023Church News

(CNS) A panel of theologians advising the Vatican’s Congregation for Saints’ Causes voted unanimously to recognize the late Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero as a martyr, according to the newspaper of the Italian bishops’ conference. The panel declared Jan. 8 that the archbishop had been killed “in hatred for the faith,” Avvenire reported Jan. 9. The … Read More

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