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Rome – The Churches of Africa express closeness to Pope Leo XIV as he prepares to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule.On behalf of the African bishops, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Archbishop of Kinshasa and President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar , has sent a message conveying his best wishes ... read more

Kinshasa – Former President Joseph Kabila is at the helm of a new political-military movement announced on 12 October in Goma, capital of North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation was founded as the successor to the M23, a pro-Rwandan ... read more

Rome – “‘Safeguarding and promoting peace is a responsibility for each of us and, at the same time, a mission to be cultivated patiently in every sphere of our daily lives.” This was Pope Leo XIV’s message in a telegram read by Cardinal Pietro Parolin at the opening of the international study conference “John Paul ... read more

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U.S. bishops, including Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, continue to denounce plans to livestream the Dec. 3 execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.In a joint statement with Broglio issued Oct. 12 by the Texas Catholic bishops, Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of the Diocese of Austin said the ... read more

by Paolo AffatatoRome – This year, Father James Bhola Lengarin, Superior General of the Consolata Missionaries, will celebrate World Mission Sunday in a place of profound symbolic value: Ethiopia, the country that St Joseph Allamano, founder of his religious institute, described as “a great missionary dream”. “I will celebrate the centenary of World Mission Sunday ... read more

In a Middle East scarred by war, children in Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria gathered in churches and schoolyards this month to answer Pope Leo XIV’s call to pray the rosary for peace, joining more than a million young people worldwide. Children in Lebanon pray the rosary for peace. | Credit: Suzie El HageTheir prayers were ... read more

New Delhi – “In Christ’s love, pray for the Holy Father.” This is the appeal resounding across Catholic communities in Asia as Pope Leo XIV prepares to undergo surgery at Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome. From India to Myanmar, from the Philippines to Thailand, and throughout the Churches of Central Asia, bishops, priests, religious ... read more

On October 12—the fourth full day of the weeklong extraordinary Vatican meeting devoted to Amoris Laetitia—the presidents of the world’s episcopal conferences and the heads of the Eastern Catholic churches discussed the fourth of the meeting’s five themes: “in the difficulties of life, accompanying and supporting: walking with families in complex situations.” ... read more

I recently had a conversation with a few Catholics about a phrase that has become more common among conservative Christians — “Judeo-Christian.” Used to describe a shared Jewish-Christian heritage that helped shape Western civilization and, in some contexts, to articulate support for the State of Israel, the term can blur a fundamental Christian tenet: that ... read more

The National Catholic Register carried a story September 3 about Anglican cathedrals in the United Kingdom increasingly renting out their spaces for pop concerts and discos. Many justify the practice as a revenue source: maintaining great cathedrals purloined from the Church costs money, money not coming in from either the collection basket or government subsidies. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on October 12, just two days after the prelate’s 75th birthday. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV successfully underwent surgery today at Gemelli Hospital to remove a lung nodule, the Holy See Press Office said in a statement issued this evening. ... read more

A leading Vatican diplomat said that the rights of indigenous peoples “must be respected, protected, and promoted as a matter of justice and of the common good.” Addressing a UN committee session devoted to the rights of indigenous peoples, Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the ... read more

In a statement condemning the Pentagon’s proposal to livestream the execution of a terrorist, Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military, USA said that “as I would in the case of a procured abortion, I oblige any Catholics assigned to the firing squad to request to be excused from this action contrary to ... read more