The bishop of Liège, Belgium, expressed “profound solidarity” with the local Jewish community following a March 9 explosion near the synagogue there. Bishop Jean-Pierre Delville said that “synagogues, churches, mosques …

The president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference called for peace in the Middle East. “The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference joins Pope Leo XIV and many world leaders in expressing …

An arsonist (or arsonists) set fire to two Catholic churches in County Westmeath, Ireland, on March 6. Quick action prevented the fires at St. James’ Church in Kilbeggan and St. …

The answer to the question, “What is truth?” is clearly to be found in Divine Revelation. Firstly, the ultimate truth is that God is love. Secondly, the truth is that …

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, spoke of the importance of loving young people and investing them in them. “Someone should love them freely” and introduce …

Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., on March 11. The Belgian priest was appointed the Latin-rite archbishop of Tehran-Ispahan, Iran, in 2021 and created a cardinal in …

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia decried recent extremist attacks on members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The bishops described the attacks as a “grave sin against God, a …

The Laudato Si’ Higher Educational Center, led by Cardinal Fabio Baggio, launched a global alliance for ecological conversion at a March 9-10 conference at Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo. …

The president of the Italian Episcopal Conference expressed prayerful solidarity in a letter to the Patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic churches in the Middle East. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna …