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Pope Leo XIV continued his pastoral visits to parishes on the outskirts of Rome Sunday, traveling to the Santa Maria della Presentazione parish in the Torrevecchia neighborhood, where he encouraged Catholics to ensure parish activities reflect a Church that “cares for her children.” The pope arrived at the parish at 4 p.m., when he was…

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday appealed for peace as violence and fear continue to spread in Iran and across the Middle East, praying in particular for Lebanon and warning that the conflict could widen. Speaking after the Angelus on March 8, the pope said “deeply disturbing news continues to arrive from Iran and the entire…

Ireland group calls for inquiry into deaths of 108 babies born alive after abortion An advocacy group in Ireland is calling for an inquiry into the deaths of 108 babies who were born alive after attempted abortions in Ireland In a story published March 1 and authored by Ireland’s Life Institute and others, the institute…

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh — In Bangladesh’s bustling port city of Chattogram, where thousands of internal and international migrants struggle daily for survival, a 67-year-old Catholic sister has become their strongest defender.  Sister Zita Rema of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate is known across the city as the “Mother of Migrants,” a title she has earned…

Thirteen-year-old Fernando Bejarano Calvo — the second of seven children — felt the desire to become a priest in preschool. “He started talking about the seminary when he was 6,” recalled his mother, Nerea Calvo. At first, she thought it was just a passing childhood whim. “We thought he was saying it somewhat unconsciously,” she…

Tzu Ping Liu is an international student from Taiwan at the University of Florida who will be entering the Catholic Church this Easter — all thanks to a post he made on Facebook Marketplace and an unlikely friendship. Liu — who goes by the first name of Davis — is a 30-year-old, second-year graduate student…