Cotonou – The failed coup attempt in Benin highlights the divisions among the countries of West Africa. On the night of December 7-8, some members of the National Guard attacked …
A painting of Franciscan missionary Pedro de Gante with Juan Diego, whom the friar baptized along with Diego’s wife in 1525. / Credit: Jerónimo de Mendieta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via …
Beirut – “I had the privilege of being invited by Maronite Patriarch Rai to participate in Pope Leo’s visit to Lebanon from November 30 to December 2. I say privilege …
Colombo – “After the typhoon unleashed its destructive force, the immeasurable damage to infrastructure and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people is now visible. The entire country has …
President Donald Trump issued a message yesterday for the feast of the Immaculate Conception. “Today, I recognize every American celebrating December 8 as a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, …
One hundred of the 315 students and teachers abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria last month have been freed, Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Kontagora told Aid to the …
Reacting to “recent statements regarding the Somali community in the United States,” the chairman of the US bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation said that “each …
St. Juan Diego Feast date: Dec 09 On Dec. 9, Roman Catholics celebrate St. Juan Diego, the indigenous Mexican Catholic convert whose encounter with the Virgin Mary began the Church’s …
Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington, DC, who was hospitalized in November for cancer surgery, has announced that the procedure was successful and he is now “cancer free” and expects no …
Pope Leo XIV received Prime Minister Andrej Plenković of Croatia on December 5. “We discussed global challenges that require our firm commitment to peace, democratic values, solidarity, and respect for …
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