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Kinshasa – At least 25 people have been killed in North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a series of attacks attributed to rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces . According to Colonel Alain Kiwewa, military administrator of the Lubero territory, "since the night of January 24, the ADF have terrorized the ... read more

Yambio – "For more than five years, you have lived under the heavy burden of violence, displacement, destroyed institutions, and profound trauma. And yet, you have not lost your humanity. I have been deeply moved by your love, your generosity, and your joy even in the midst of pain. Your resilience has left me speechless. ... read more

Michael Caterina A student is baptized during the Easter vigil Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on April 19, 2025. The witness of ‘on fire’ Catholic peers and the campus’ faith-based ‘atmosphere’ are behind the 76-person-strong OCIA class. ... read more

Catholic theology has always maintained a clear hierarchy of obligations. Before contributing financially to the Church, the faithful must ensure they can meet essential personal and family responsibilities. These include providing for one’s own and one’s family’s basic needs and, generally speaking, paying just debts and avoiding deeper indebtedness. ... read more

“What is the difference between a liturgist and a terrorist? You can negotiate with a terrorist.” This slightly nasty joke exists in many languages, an indication of how the underlying issues are not limited to isolated pockets of the global Catholic Church. Similar jibes exist in other churches, mostly those affected by liturgical reforms comparable ... read more

Addressing the prelates of the Roman Rota on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year, Pope Leo XIV said today that “service to the truth in charity must shine out in all the work of the ecclesial tribunals.” Warning against a “dangerous relativization of truth,” the Pontiff said that “misunderstood compassion, even ... read more

Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR. (Image: Ascension Press / ascensionpress.com/pages/crux) The 40 days of Lent point us to the cross and to the hope and joy of Easter Sunday. During the fast-approaching Lenten season, it behooves us to take part in spiritual exercises that will, in some way, transform our lives as we ... read more

I’m always leery of people who refer to writers as “prophetic.” For example, Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming,” which is indeed a great poem by perhaps the most widely-read poet of the 20th century, is often called a “prophecy.” But of what? I mean to say, if you predict something bad or evil is going ... read more

The former Prefect of the Papal Household private secretary of Pope Benedict XVI said that “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican under Pope Leo. Archbishop Georg Gänswein, now the apostolic nuncio to Lithuania, told EWTN News that the new pope has brought a “whole new positive dimension ... When you read his catechesis ... read more

Six police officers have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a priest in Negombo, a Sri Lankan city, after the priest, riding on a motorcycle, reportedly failed to stop. “The incident occurred on Saturday night when the officers ordered a motorcyclist travelling along the Kirindiwita-Udugampola Road to stop,” a leading Sri Lankan newspaper reported. ... read more

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, archbishop of Mexico City and Primate of Mexico, spoke out in defense of the beatification cause of Queen Isabella I. In a recent visit to the diocesan commission for her beatification cause in Valladolid, Spain, Cardinal Aguiar “said that years of study had led him to a firm conviction ... read more

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for setting fire to a Knoxville, Tennessee, parish in 2024. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has documented over 400 acts of vandalism, arson, and other destruction at parishes and other Catholic sites in the United States since 2020. ... read more

The president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis issued statements following the killing of Alex Pretti. ... read more

The Jesuit and writer's new book, Work in Progress, is "a memoir, and also a social justice document, a vocational narrative, and an examination of how ordinary work quietly forms a conscience." ... read more

"Who is my neighbor?" Jesus is asked in the Gospel of Luke, prompting the Lord to answer with the parable of the good Samaritan. This is a question that the church must constantly pose to itself and to the wider culture. ... read more