OYO, Nigeria — Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has called on Christians to invoke the Holy Spirit against violence, kidnapping, and hatred in the West African nation, urging believers to reject what he described as “unchristian rhetoric of vengeance” and instead embrace “the language of Pentecost: unity and love.” In…
Excitement is growing in the United Kingdom after an English diocese announced that a young man with “enormous faith” is officially on the way to possibly being named a saint, following in the footsteps of Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati. Pedro Ballester, who was born in Manchester, died on Jan. 13, 2018, at…
Pope Leo XIV decried a rejection of Christian values in European institutions, leading to what he characterized as “a time of drastic sterility” and “purportedly family-friendly policies” that also support abortion. In a May 25 audience with members of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Demography, the pope underscored the central place of the family —…
KOLKATA, India — The unprecedented visit of Marco Rubio, U.S. secretary of state, to the mother house of the Missionaries of Charity (MC), commencing his May 23–26 trip to India, has brought joy to the congregation founded by Mother Teresa, canonized as St. Teresa of Kolkata in 2016. After landing at Kolkata airport in the…
The Vatican Museums and the Archdiocese of Sydney have launched an immersive experience of the Sistine Chapel in Sydney, Australia. The exhibit will enable visitors to experience Michelangeloʼs world-famous Renaissance frescoes beyond the Vatican ahead of the International Eucharistic Congress in Sydney in 2028. A conference was held in Rome on May 22 to celebrate…
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Dear OnePeterFive Confraternity members: As I’ve written about before, I was Eastern Orthodox and I came into communion with Rome in May of 2013, a few short weeks after Pope Francis was elected. My journey to Rome was a painful process of the Lord pruning my evil pride and softening my hardened heart toward the…
As Lebanon continues to struggle under the weight of overlapping crises, from war and economic collapse to poverty and displacement, humanitarian initiatives aimed at supporting the Lebanese people are intensifying. Within this context, Polish Catholics have launched an international initiative to assist Lebanon’s most vulnerable families. “Lebanon in Need” was launched by the Maronite Missionary…
