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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

Vatican City - On January 28, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization , confirmed Rev. Fr. Jorge Joaquim Pinho, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Beira, as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Mozambique for the five-year period 2026-2031 . ... read more

Cairo - What "is happening in the world," says Bishop Jean-Marie Chami, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Vicar General of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan, challenges "all Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders," and "all those who speak in the name of their faith and religion," reminding them that "our spiritual traditions continually remind us that Peace ... read more

Excommunicated Poor Clares have left their monastery in Belorado, Spain, ahead of their court-ordered eviction. In 2024, the nuns signed a manifesto denouncing all of the popes since 1958 as heretics. They were subsequently declared excommunicated by the archbishop of Burgos. Five nuns who did not sign the manifesto were transferred to other ... read more

Children at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, have a little more incentive to attend Mass during Lent.The parish instituted an incentive program called Massports during Advent in 2025 and brought it back for Lent this year. All children from 3 years old to eighth grade are encouraged to bring ... read more

A parish in Little Rock, Arkansas, has instituted a program to encourage children to bring a “passport booklet” to Mass each weekend to receive a sticker from priests and deacons. Associate pastor Father Joji Reddy Allam puts a sticker on the Massport of first grader Brettie Danforth after Mass on ... read more

Not long ago, I opened up an email detailing Catholic events in the area. There, in bright colors, was a men’s conference announcement. A good thing, right? But looking at the keynote speakers, I couldn’t help but wonder why a picture of a young woman graced my screen. Feeling as if I morphed into a ... read more

The president of the Belgian Bishops’ Conference joined Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist leaders in lamenting the Iran war. “Our thoughts are with all the innocent victims,” the religious leaders said in their March 10 statement. “Every human life deserves protection. Every human being deserves peace, no matter where they live in the ... read more

The apostolic nuncio to Lebanon joined two other prelates at the funeral Mass of Father Pierre el-Raï. ... read more

The bishop of Liège, Belgium, expressed “profound solidarity” with the local Jewish community following a March 9 explosion near the synagogue there. Bishop Jean-Pierre Delville said that “synagogues, churches, mosques and all spaces of prayer must always remain places of contemplation, peace and security for those who gather there.” The conflict in ... read more

The president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference called for peace in the Middle East. “The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference joins Pope Leo XIV and many world leaders in expressing deep alarm at the escalating violence now engulfing the Middle East,” said Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B., the conference’s president. “The loss of life and ... read more

An arsonist (or arsonists) set fire to two Catholic churches in County Westmeath, Ireland, on March 6. Quick action prevented the fires at St. James’ Church in Kilbeggan and St. Michael’s Parish Church in Castletown Geoghegan from spreading throughout the buildings. ... read more

The answer to the question, “What is truth?” is clearly to be found in Divine Revelation. Firstly, the ultimate truth is that God is love. Secondly, the truth is that God wants to share His love, His Holy Spirit, with us. Thirdly, the truth is that it is only when God’s love suffuses and surcharges ... read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, spoke of the importance of loving young people and investing them in them. “Someone should love them freely” and introduce them to “a God who does not demand perfection, but loves and values us beyond what we achieve,” Cardinal Parolin said at a conference ... read more