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Amid a new Israeli military incursion into southern Lebanon, a local parish priest embodied Christ in the way he lived and died. [...] ... read more

Thousands of people gathered March 11 in the border town of Qlayaa in southern Lebanon to bid farewell to Father Pierre al-Rahi, a Maronite priest who died after being wounded in an Israeli attack during the recent offensive in the region.The funeral was held at St. George’s Church and drew crowds of local families, displaced ... read more

Vatican City - On February 6, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization confirmed Rev. Fr. Jeremiah Joseph Browne, of the diocesan clergy of Port Elizabeth, as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in South Africa for the five-year period 2025-2030 . ... read more

The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land announced that it was suspending its scheduled meeting in Nazareth because of the Iran war. “To a greater or lesser extent, all communities are suffering from the consequences of the war ravaging the region,” the prelates said in their statement, dated March 10 and released ... read more

The Cuban government announced last night that it is releasing 51 prisoners as a goodwill gesture to the Vatican. “In the spirit of good will and the close and fluid relations between the Cuban State and the Vatican, with which communication has historically been maintained regarding the review and release of prisoners, the Cuban ... read more

The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace expressed “profound ecclesial solidarity” with the Church in South Sudan following the March 2 massacre of civilians in Jonglei state. “Our committee has long voiced urgent concern over the mass destruction and loss of life caused by civil conflict in South ... read more

The monks of La Trappe Abbey announced that they may abandon their abbey because of declining vocations. The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, also known as the Trappists, was founded at La Trappe in 1664 by Abbot Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé. ... read more

The Healed Blind Man Tells His Story to the Jews, James Tissot. Sunday, March 15, is the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 or John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38. ... read more

Former Vatican auditor general Libero Milone speaks with EWTN News correspondent Colm Flynn in an exclusive interview. | Credit: EWTN News Former Vatican auditor general Libero Milone revealed details about the work he oversaw with the Vatican finances with the late Cardinal George Pell, including financial irregularities and unaccounted-for sums of money. ... read more

They lived for a week under threat of death, and man, did they have fun. You could say they were on the best field trip ever. This was the experience of 18 Catholic high school boys and two heroic teachers from The Heights School in Potomac, Maryland, who had the great fortune to connect through ... read more

Pope Leo XIV named a fellow member of the Order of Saint Augustine as the new Almoner of His Holiness and prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, one of the 16 dicasteries of the Roman Curia. Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A., was appointed an undersecretary of the General Secretariat ... read more

The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life recognized Worldwide Marriage Encounter as an international association of the faithful, in a ceremony at the dicastery’s headquarters. Pope Leo also received members of the organization in a March 12 audience. The organization “took its first steps in Spain in the 1950s but was officially founded ... read more

Addressing participants in a conference on “generative accompaniment,” Pope Leo XIV said that presence and care “help to illuminate the Christian meaning of welcome.” The conference was organized by Fraterna Domus, an association of Christian volunteers. Pope Leo said: Being present in the lives of others means sharing time, experiences and meanings, offering ... read more

The secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches lamented the plight of his native Lebanon. Archbishop Michel Jalakh, O.A.M., issued an appeal “not to close our eyes to the suffering” of Lebanon and “not to think that it is far removed from us: we must always continue, at the very least, to speak ... read more

Lent remembers and mirrors Jesus fasting and praying in the desert for 40 days, when one of the most dramatic moments in the Gospel takes place: Christ’s temptation by the devil. Christ was not the only one to be tempted with these offerings of miracle, mystery, and authority. They have been Satan’s calling cards for ... read more