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The vociferous protests over a Hindu activist calling St. Francis Xavier — patron of the tiny Indian state of Goa, a former Portuguese colony on Indiaʼs west coast — a “terrorist” at a Hindu groupʼs convention subsided after state police traced the absconding insulter to the state of Himachal Pradesh in the foothills of the…
Catholic bishops of the European Union closed their spring plenary in Cyprus with an urgent appeal for peace in the Middle East and a public gesture of solidarity with the islandʼs Maronite Christians, whose villages and churches lie in the north of the island, under Turkish military control since 1974. Meeting in Nicosia from April…
JERUSALEM — Catholic soldiers were among the three dozen young Israeli servicemen and servicewomen invited to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, April 26. The meeting was a rare opportunity for Christians serving in the Israeli military to share their views and experiences with the leader of Israel’s government. “Iʼm here in…
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday condemned a surge of violence in Colombia, following a weekend of deadly attacks in the southwest part of the country. Since Friday, rebel groups have carried out more than two dozen attacks on civilians and military bases, just ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for May 31. The deadliest incident…
With the aim of keeping alive the pastoral, spiritual, and social legacy of Pope Francis, the free book “Legado de Francisco a la Iglesia y a la Vida Religiosa” (“Legacy of Francis to the Church and to Religious Life”) is now available online. The book consists of essays written by academics and religious from various…
The push to legalize assisted suicide in the United Kingdom is “losing momentum” after legislation to legalize it stalled, according to a euthanasia prevention advocate. The House of Lords, the upper chamber of the U.K. Parliament, halted consideration of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on April 24. More than 1,300 amendments were…
On April 29, Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, a Dominican, Church reformer, mystic, and one of the four female doctors of the Church. During the 14th century, the Catholic Church was in a weakened state as it faced internal crises and the devastating impact of the Black Death. St. Catherine lived…
Cardinal Ernest Simoni, 97, considered a “living martyr” of the bloody communist persecution in Albania, met at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV this week in a private audience marked by the remembrance of the testimony of faith of the persecuted Church. According to Vatican media reports, the cardinal presented the pontiff with a cross…
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, published an extensive pastoral letter in which he offered a profound reflection on the mission of the Church in the Holy Land amid war, emphasizing that the city of Jerusalem “is not a spoil of war” but rather a heritage of humanity. The document, titled “They Returned…
On April 23, Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii signed into law a bill that established April 27 of each year as Brother Joseph Dutton Day. Servant of God Joseph Dutton was a Civil War veteran who dedicated the later part of his life to serving people with leprosy alongside Father Damien De Veuster (St. Damien…
