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The Catholic Church in the Philippines is mourning three students killed in a school shooting, with one priest spending the day at the scene to console grieving parents. The Archdiocese of Palo, which covers Tacloban City, said the June 22 attack at San Jose National High School left three students dead and at least 20…
Pope Leo XIV this week emphasized that sports are important for spiritual growth and human development. In a private audience with members of the Italian Swimming Federation on June 25, the pontiff highlighted the value of competitive sport as a means of instilling important values and fostering the growth of the body and mind. Pope…
The eight chapels of Spain’s Toledo cathedral, which will celebrate the jubilee of its 800th anniversary starting next October, evoke centuries of devotion, history, and art in Spainʼs primatial diocese. Among its many treasures, the cathedral features eight chapels where fragments of history, traces of the God-inspired actions of kings, cardinals, and archbishops, and the…
Despite recent efforts to reduce tensions in the Middle East and the Gulf region, security concerns and the fragile geopolitical situation continue to affect the lives of millions of residents and migrant workers in the Gulf, many of whom are Christians. Amid these challenges, the Catholic Church in the countries of the Apostolic Vicariate of…
A court in the northern Philippines has dismissed a forcible entry case against a Catholic bishop, a priest, and several community leaders involved in a dispute over a mining exploration project in Nueva Vizcaya province. Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao of Bayombong welcomed the June 24 ruling, which dismissed a complaint linked to barricades established by…
Santa Maria delle Grazie (Our Lady of Grace) parish in the small Italian town of Casalba has found itself in the media spotlight after a statue of St. Padre Pio appeared to show a tear of blood trickling down its face. The discovery was made in April, when a parishioner noticed an unusual detail on…
Catholic bishops from West Africa are leading an international effort to develop the Sahel Peace University — a prospective higher education institution to train future leaders in addressing the scourge of terrorism and violence in the region. The proposed university is borne out of the broader Sahel Peace Initiative, an interfaith advocacy organization working toward…
Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, New Mexico, will climb Mount Cristo Rey and celebrate Mass at the mountain’s peak as the government moves to seize the diocesan land for border fencing. The Diocese of Las Cruces “is currently the subject of an application by the United States government to exercise eminent domain over diocesan…
A Brazilian couple was sentenced to 50 days in prison related to the homeschooling of their two daughters in an unprecedented case that has raised concerns regarding educational freedom and parental rights in Brazil. Audato and Ieda Denardi were found guilty of the crime of “intellectual neglect” by a court in the state of São…
The Vatican has published, for the first time in English, a collection of Pope Benedict XVI’s private homilies from 2005-2017. According to Vatican News, the Vatican Publishing House has published “The Lord Holds Us By the Hand,” previously released in Italian in 2025 under the title “Il Signore Ci Tiene per Mano.” The book contains…
