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Once imprisoned, Chinese woman now guides others to the Catholic faith

A woman who spent 20 years imprisoned in China for being a faithful Catholic has helped hundreds of Chinese migrants convert to the faith in Australia.

• In recalling soldiers’ D-Day sacrifice, archbishop prays for world peace

  

  By ELIZABETH BACHMANN, Catholic News Service
  Published June 5, 2019

  In remembering the troops who died storming the beaches of Normandy, France, 75 years ago on D-Day, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services said “Jesus Christ reminds us there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

• Cardinal criticizes Sri Lankan government for not taking precautions

  

  By MICHAEL SAINSBURY, Catholic News Service
  Published April 23, 2019

  Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has blamed the country’s authorities for the security lapse he claims could have prevented Easter bombings, in which the death toll surpassed 320. The cardinal traveled to the fishing village of Negombo, where more than 1,000 people gathered to mourn the dead in a service he led.

• Hope from the ashes: President, archbishop vow to rebuild Notre Dame

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published April 16, 2019

  Notre Dame Cathedral is “the result of hundreds and hundreds of years of development” with an initial idea, a long and labor-intensive construction process, design changes, additions, demolitions and remodeling over and over again as fashions and usages change, according to a professor from Notre Dame University in Indiana.