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Leaders from Myanmar, South Korea, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and the Philippines shared their work and adopted the movement’s plan for 2027–2030. Participants in the Laudato Si’ Movement Asia-Pacific chapters retreat hold the movement’s banner at the SVD Laudato Si’ Farm in Tagaytay City, Philippines, on Oct. 27, 2026. | Credit: Photo ... read more

Smoke from wildfires in Indonesia shut every school in East Timor for three days in October. A young Catholic from the small Southeast Asian nation brought that story to a gathering of Church environmental leaders in the Philippines.“Smoke haze from Indonesia forced schools to close in Timor-Leste for three days,” said Isaura Barros, 24, who ... read more

undefined Pope Leo XIV embraces a child after landing in Metz, France, on Sept. 28, 2026. The Vatican on Tuesday released the pontiff’s message for the 41st World Youth Day, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, in August 2027. ... read more

undefined On Oct. 14, Cardinal Newman High School football players forged up the steep summit step by step, carrying the heavy timber on their shoulders, and worked together to raise the cross. Sometimes, what is meant to tear down a community only serves to anchor it deeper in love. ... read more

The Vatican on Tuesday released the pontiff’s message for the 41st World Youth Day, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, in August 2027. Pope Leo XIV embraces a child after landing in Metz, France, on Sept. 28, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Leo ... read more

Pope Leo XIV, in a message for this year’s 41st World Youth Day (WYD), encouraged young people to be courageous in an age of loneliness.“Some of you know what it means to experience loneliness, disappointment, or the fear of not being good enough,” Leo said in his message. “It is in circumstances like these that ... read more

Six years after Maria Middleton’s death from brain cancer, her joyful faith continues to inspire others as the Church in Philadelphia considers opening her cause for sainthood. Maria Middleton died of brain cancer in 2020 at age 18. Six years later, her faith continues to inspire others as the Church ... read more

A pontiff returns to the continent that shaped his vocation. Then Bishop Robert Prevost in Chiclayo. | Credit: Courtesy of Diocese of Chiclayo VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV leaves Rome on Friday, Nov. 6, for an apostolic journey to South America, his first visit ... read more

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV leaves Rome on Friday, Nov. 6, for an apostolic journey to South America, his first visit there since his election as pope.The trip will take him to three countries, including Uruguay and Argentina, and culminate in Peru, where he served as a missionary and bishop for about 20 years.Like ... read more

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania — When Maria Middleton was 5 years old, she disappeared into her room days before Mother’s Day to make a card for her mother.Susan Middleton was delighted. Maria was already an articulate, precocious child, and Susan eagerly anticipated whatever heartfelt message her daughter had prepared.The card was decorated with flowers. On the front, ... read more

Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York joined a lawsuit against the State of New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act. “As Catholics, we are guided by the compassion of Jesus to serve those of every background who are in need of healing,” said Archbishop Hicks. “We refuse to allow New York to force ... read more

Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, the Maronite archbishop of Haifa, Israel, condemned a November 1 attack on a prayer hall in the city of Nahariya. “This is a grave and unacceptable attack, not only against Church property,” but “above all against the sacred character of a place dedicated to worship and against the right ... read more

Two Peruvian bishops have died of illness on the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey there. Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia of Cusco died on October 30; Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich of Puno died the following day. Pope Leo is scheduled to visit Cusco on November 15. Archbishop Lizardo Estrada ... read more

Reading Church history is about an education in complexity. Take, for instance, the history of the Arian heresy in the fourth century. The Church in the fourth century was certainly a “synodal Church,” a phrase that has become a code word for some. The examples of the synods following the Nicene Council are worth looking ... read more

The past few months have been exciting ones in France, and indeed throughout Europe. This current chapter may be said to have begun at the end of July, when 50,000 to over 70,000 mostly Moroccan migrants crossed the border into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta via swimming or the border facilities. This was ... read more