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Today the universal calendar has two Optional Memorials:

The Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, will travel to Russia this week to hold meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin adviser Yuri …

Manila – “The country cannot afford to let another incident of school violence go unnoticed without addressing the challenges faced by its young people.” Cardinal José Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, …

Nairobi – The Diocese of Lodwar, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, west of Lake Turkana, has warned the faithful about a fake priest who for an extended period allegedly pretended to …

Lusaka – Post-election tensions are continuing in Zambia, where today, 24 August, the High Courts, including those in Lusaka, Ndola and other cities, were closed, preventing opposition leader Brian Mundubile …

Rimini – At the Rimini Meeting, the major annual cultural and ecclesial gathering held in the city on Italy’s Adriatic coast, a session devoted to St Augustine brought together scholar …

One priest told Valencia’s archbishop: “We cannot go rescue people; we do not have the machinery, and we do not know how to rescue those who might be under the …

The memories of Aug. 27, 2025, are painful for Molly and Matt Stommes. “On the days where I feel the saddest and low, I do have a lot of hope …

Renowned saxophonist “Blue Lou” Marini, who was part of the Blues Brothers band, gave Pope Leo XIV a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses similar to a pair Leo sported as a …