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As the Middle East reels under the weight of an increasingly complex war, Lebanese civilians once again find themselves paying the price of a familiar, painful scene. Against this backdrop, the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon issued a statement combining a clear spiritual stance, a bold national demand, and an urgent humanitarian…
Pope Leo XIV spent Sunday afternoon with parishioners in Rome’s Quarticciolo neighborhood, meeting young people and families touched by addiction before celebrating Mass and urging Catholics to embrace what he called “the logic of unconditional love.” The pope arrived shortly before 4 p.m. at the Parish of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ and…
OLOMOUC, Czech Republic — More than 6,100 donors in the Archdiocese of Olomouc in the Czech Republic have contributed to priests’ salaries through an online crowdfunding platform as the Catholic Church prepares for the end of decades of financial support from the Czech state. The platform, called Donátor, originally launched in the Diocese of Brno…
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Catholic youth across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal are preparing for World Youth Day 2027, scheduled for Aug. 3–8 in Seoul, South Korea, with Church leaders describing the gathering as an opportunity for spiritual renewal, cultural exchange, and witness. Bangladesh, home to roughly 400,000 Catholics, expects to send at least 1,000 young people…
Speaking at a conference in Geneva on March 3, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations since 2023, decried the fact that Christians are the most persecuted community in the world. His address was titled “Standing with Persecuted Christians: Defending the Faith and Christian Values.” Balestrero, who is…
Pope Leo XIV thanked a 110-year-old priest from the Diocese of Fulda, Germany, for his “long, faithful, and devoted priestly service.” Father Bruno Kant is officially recognized as the oldest priest in the world. “I was delighted to learn that you will be celebrating your 110th birthday on Feb. 26 and send you my warmest…
On the 10th anniversary of the martyrdom of four Missionaries of Charity and members of the laity in Yemen, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia, presided over Mass on March 4 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In his homily, Martinelli highlighted the sisters’ courage and their offering of…
Pope Leo XIV voiced concern on Sunday about developments in the Middle East and Iran, urging the parties involved to stop what he called a “spiral of violence” before it becomes an “unbridgeable chasm.” “Stability and peace are not achieved through mutual threats, nor through the use of weapons, which sow destruction, suffering, and death,…
Erlin Pérez Vásquez was born on Dec. 8, 1999, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a coincidence that his family has come to see as a special sign of his vocation. He lived much of his life in Alfombrilla, a small town in the Santa Cruz province in the Andean district of Cajamarca, Peru, where,…
Bishop Niall Coll of Raphoe, Ireland, said that new generations of Catholics are seeking “doctrinal solidity” during a presentation in Dublin this week. Before a gathering at Holy Spirit Parish in Kimmage Manor, Dublin, the bishop reflected on the search for truth and the yearning for meaning among young people born after 1995. According to…
