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In an interview with the Vatican newspaper, a Minnesota bishop offered strong criticism of the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. ... read more

In his opening address to a meeting of the officers of the Italian Episcopal Conference, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna warned that “force, even more so if it incredibly mocks the law and the international processes so laboriously won in the past decades, only creates dangerous instability at all levels and forces us to give ... read more

Echoing reports from Harvard University and the University of Notre Dame, the Newman Center at Arizona State University is reporting a record number of conversions this school year. Father Aaron Qureshi said that 15 or 20 students typically enter the Church there each year. Fifty-two students there entered the Church during the ... read more

The prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity said in an interview that Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in winter are acts of genocide. “I was in Kyiv during the winter several times,” said Cardinal Konrad Krajewski. “It is a nightmare when the city is left without power at this time ... read more

Bangkok – “The Church encourages voting for candidates who respect the value and dignity of every human being and who prioritize the common good over personal gain,” the bishops of Thailand wrote in a pastoral letter published on the eve of the elections on February 8, 2026. The letter, signed by Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana, ... read more

Quito – The Salesian Province of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ecuador announced the death of Father Enio Esteves . A statement from the Salesians' press office reported the plane crash in which the missionary died on the afternoon of January 26. The province recalled that Father Esteves "lived out his missionary vocation at ... read more

About a year ago, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as a mob boss next to a sign that said “FAFO.” Since then, he’s been working the acronym into his official media presence with gusto. The term was popular within the African American and military communities for years. The latter popularized it in ... read more

The Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, organized a silent demonstration of priests and religious following the assault of Father Milan Priyadarshana, for which six police officers have been arrested. “We have gathered here to declare that the police have no right to inflict physical or mental violence on any citizen of our ... read more

In a social media post on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope Leo XIV condemned anti-Semitism and offered readers a link to Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions. “On Holocaust Remembrance Day, I would like to recall that the Church remains faithful to ... read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, appointed Father Roberto Regoli as the new president of the Joseph Ratzinger – Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation. Father Regoli succeeds Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, whose term has concluded. Father Regoli is a professor of Church history at the Pontifical Gregorian University and editor ... read more

Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla of Juba, South Sudan’s capital, condemned a senior military leader’s call to “spare no one,” including “children, the elderly, and civilians,” in an offensive against rebel-held territory. “Directing forces to ‘spare no lives’ is a direct call to genocide,” said Cardinal Ameyu. “We call on all the fighting ... read more

In a brief statement to media following his weekly visit to Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV called for prayers for peace. “I’ll only say that we must pray very much for peace,” Pope Leo told journalists last evening, when asked about the presence of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. “We ... read more

A detail from the cover of "The Children of Men" by P. D. James. (Image: Allen & Unwin / /www.allenandunwin.com) P.D. James’ detective novels, featuring Inspector Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard, are every bit as gripping as those penned by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edith Pargeter (who wrote as “Ellis ... read more

On May 8, 2025, Leo XIV was elected pope at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. With the death of his predecessor, a great many Catholics sighed a deep sigh of relief. I myself felt very bad that I did not feel very bad. As a friend said to me at that time, “It’s great now ... read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, celebrated Mass in St. Ansgar’s Cathedral in Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, in commemoration of the 1200th anniversary of the beginning of the saint’s evangelizing mission in Denmark. St. Ansgar, now remembered as the Apostle of the North, “faced enormous opposition and seemed ... read more