Thousands of young pilgrims gather for the closing Mass of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Theresa …

Vatican City – Today, Friday 5 December 2025, the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Francis Li Jianlin, of the clergy of Xinxiang, took place. On 11 August 2025, the Holy …

Abidjan – “Peace is holistic and means harmony with oneself, with others, with one’s surroundings, and with God,” said Father Michel Savadogo, Executive Director of the Shalom Network for Conflict …

Xinxiang – Today, Friday, December 5, Francis Li Jianlin was consecrated Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang, at the church in the Nanmenli, in the city of Xinxiang, Henan …

Islamabad – “The Pakistani Parliament has passed the law establishing a National Commission for Minorities Rights. This is a long-awaited step forward that means better protection of fundamental rights and …

Dar es Salaam – Political prisoners must be released and the bodies of missing persons returned. This is the joint appeal launched to the Tanzanian government by the embassies of …

Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. / Credit: Salvador alc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Puebla, Mexico, Dec 5, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The metropolitan cathedral of the Archdiocese …