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Pope Leo XIV closed the Vatican’s weeklong Lenten spiritual exercises Friday by thanking retreat preacher Bishop Erik Varden and urging those gathered to live out St. Paul’s exhortation to “behave in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ.” Speaking at the conclusion of the retreat in the Pauline Chapel on Feb. 27, the pope…

Deacon Steve Greco, founder of Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry and director of evangelization and formation for the Diocese of Orange in California, has joined with technology company eCatholic to launch the Adore Movement to promote adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The movement has two components: creation of a website featuring a new adoration finder tool to…

A video by Egyptian content creator Mahmoud Dawoud has reignited public controversy after he called for a boycott of shops owned by Christians, claiming that purchasing from them “contributes to insulting Islam.” Dawoud also accused Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, of inciting insults against the Islamic faith. The call drew widespread…

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is calling out the State Department for failing to comply with the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), the federal law that requires transmission of an annual report on religious freedom violations to Congress. USCIRF also said the Trump administration’s decision to suspend the refugee program and cap…

As Iraq faces fast-moving fallout from the widening war in the Middle East, bringing the country into its line of fire, Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, is now facing a double challenge after coming under attack by Iraqi armed factions as well. For days, Erbil and surrounding areas have lived with anxiety and…