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The Pontifical Commission for Latin America helped organize a three-day conference devoted to “Faith-Based Response to Drugs and the Criminal Recruitment of Young People: A Dialogue from Latin America and the Caribbean to the World.” The Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council’s Latin American Ministry for Accompaniment and Prevention of Addictions and the Inter-American ... read more

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Monica (333-387) was born in Tagaste, northern Africa and died in Ostia, near Rome. Monica was a Christian, but her husband Patricius was a pagan and a man of loose morals. Monica's virtues and prayers, however, converted him, and he was baptized a year before his death. ... read more

Daniel Ibáñez Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on May 8, 2025. The Pontiff made annual ‘Best Dressed’ list from ‘Vanity Fair’ this month in ‘The Originals’ category, but what is it about his papal style that the fashion world finds compelling? ... read more

The Aug. 26 ruling ordered Yona Schreiber to be committed to an inpatient treatment facility for a maximum six years, though he may be released early at the discretion of the facility. [...] ... read more

An Israeli court has acquitted a West Bank settler who assaulted a French Catholic sister near Mount Zion in Jerusalem earlier this year, ordering up to six years in a psychiatric facility, Israeli media reported.Jerusalem Magistrate Court Judge Ophir Tischler acquitted Yona Schreiber citing an assessment from a district psychiatrist that found Schreiber was experiencing ... read more

L to R: Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speak during a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on Aug. 25, 2026. Archbishop Paul Gallagher emphasized that the conflict much be resolved through the political and ... read more

For the second time during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, the Holy Father has been included in a top fashion magazine’s list for “best dressed.” Vanity Fair released its annual Best Dressed list on Aug. 5 and included the pope in “the originals” category.In December 2025, the pope was named one of Vogue magazine’s 55 best ... read more

The pontiff made Vanity Fair’s annual Best Dressed list this month in “the originals” category, but what is it about his papal style that the fashion world finds compelling? Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica following his election on May 8, 2025. ... read more

Archbishop Paul Gallagher emphasized that the conflict much be resolved through the political and diplomatic process and for the need to step up cooperation on humanitarian issues. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speak during a ... read more

During his visit to Russia, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states and international organizations, reaffirmed the Holy Seeʼs position that the conflict with Ukraine “cannot be resolved by military means.”The archbishop made the remarks during a press conference following his Aug. 25 meeting in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey ... read more

Gustave Doré, “La Sainte Trinité,” 19th century, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom COMMENTARY: Which account of the divine is more compelling — Christopher Nolan’s Homer or Pope Leo’s Dante? ... read more

Los Angeles merchants Sylvia Gribbell, Valerie Hanley, and Eddie Flores stand next to the Olvera Street cross in Los Angeles. A Los Angeles resident has sued the city government alleging that the displays violate the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution. ... read more

Fr. Atta Barkindo, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Kukah Centre, has been appointed to a high-level expert team tasked by Nigeria’s Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) with developing a comprehensive National Peace Framework. Founded by Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, the Kukah Centre is a policy ... read more

Comments by Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See, Yaron Sideman, about the West Bank town of Taybeh have drawn attention among local Church leaders after he condemned the violence there but disputed accounts of its seriousness.Speaking at the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples in Rimini, Italy, Sideman said that “any act of violence against anyone is ... read more

Christian leaders in the Holy Land said the Israeli ambassador to the Holy See’s characterization was inconsistent with the documented pattern of attacks and incursions affecting Taybeh. A cross overlooks Taybeh, the last Palestinian town in the West Bank with an entirely Christian population, bearing witness to the community’s resilience ... read more