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Caritas Indonesia has launched a multimillion-dollar program to build permanent homes for families still displaced months after catastrophic floods struck Sumatra. A couple stands in front of a newly completed permanent home built under Caritas Indonesia’s “Compassion Home Movement” in Andam Dewi district, Central Tapanuli, on Feb. 26, 2026. | ... read more

Paul Tuns: Rebel News reported that according to provincial data they obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, “The thing that gender activists claim isn’t happening, not only happened, but it happened 99 times” as records indicated. Rebel News reported that, “What the documents show is a pattern of abuse, a staggering waste of ... read more

American flag. The Catholic political advocacy organization hopes Americans will make a 'renewed commitment to America’s future' through the initiative. ... read more

Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman coerced into taking abortion drugs that her then-boyfriend obtained via mail from a doctor in California. After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stopped requiring in-person visits for chemical abortions, abortion drugs became more dangerous for women, per an Ethics and Public Policy Center report. ... read more

Father Peter Schirripa, center, talks with other participants of a Catholic young adults group in South Boston, at The Playwright, a bar near Gate of Heaven Church, where the Wednesday night sessions begin. A fellowship ‘so rich in joy and love and community, seeking heaven.’ ... read more

Catholic Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Florida, is calling for updating “archaic” immigration laws and enacting legislation to provide protections for people lacking legal immigration status in the U.S.In an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” Anchor Veronica Dudo that aired on March 11, Salazar said: “We need to start a national conversation as to what [we ... read more

Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar speaks onstage during the 2023 RIAA Honors on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Florida, is calling for updating “archaic” immigration laws and enacting legislation to provide protections for ... read more

Abuja – "Insecurity affects all Nigerians, not just Christians," emphasizes Msgr. Matthew Man'oso Ndagoso, Archbishop of Kaduna, Chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria , in an interview with Fides. Q. The Archdiocese of Kaduna has been particularly affected by mass kidnappings in recent months , but entire regions of Nigeria have long ... read more

The Pontifical Academy for Life has launched a new initiative appealing to the scientific and academic world to contribute to the pursuit of peace. [...] ... read more

The Pontifical Academy for Life launched the initiative Scientists for Peace, an appeal to scientists, researchers, and academics worldwide to promote the concrete pursuit of peace through scientific research and international cooperation.The project, promoted under the auspices of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was announced amid global tensions and armed conflicts that, ... read more

ASIA/NEPAL - Apostolic Administrator Bogati: After the elections, "the country is experiencing a new beginning" Kathmandu - “The situation in Nepal after the elections is calm. The people have cast their votes and overwhelmingly expressed their confidence in Balendra Shah and his party, the Rastriya Swatantra Party . We are experiencing an atmosphere of hope ... read more

Valletta – On Saturday, March 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Missio Malta will once again promote its annual fundraising event to support missionary projects around the world. Twelve hours of live transmission will be broadcast on all local TV stations. The TV marathon will discuss missionary projects, how they are developed and implemented, ... read more

After concluding the first leg of his African apostolic journey in Algeria, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to travel to Cameroon from April 15–18. [...] ... read more

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — After concluding the first leg of his African apostolic journey in Algeria, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to travel to Cameroon from April 15–18. In the Central African nation, the Holy Father is set to visit the capital, Yaoundé, and the metropolitan sees of Bamenda and Douala.If Algeria represents the Church as ... read more

Monrovia – On January 23, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization , appointed Rev. Fr. Prince Nimene Sieh as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Liberia for the five-year term 2026-2031. The new director of the PMS in Liberia earned a Bachelor in Philosophy in 2009, followed ... read more