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Two former procurators of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, India, face a trial in a multimillion-dollar land fraud case. Prosecutors alleged that Fathers Arlino De Mello and Victor Conceicao Rodrigues “deprived a tenant family of its legal rights to a 2,479-square-meter plot of land,” the Union of Catholic Asian News reported. “Forged land ... read more

As his papal mission in Ukraine continued, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi of Bologna, Italy, traveled to Kyiv, where he took part in the national celebration of the anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus’ under St. Vladimir (Volodymyr). As he prayed for a just peace and the release of prisoners and ... read more

Arkansas gained the top ranking in the 2026 Religious Liberty in the States report, compiled by First Liberty Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy. The report, published annually, assesses states on the basis of 20 religious liberty safeguards. The states with the highest rankings are Arkansas, Tennessee, and Florida; the lowest ranked are ... read more

Among the oak, pine, walnut, and olive trees surrounding the village of Ghassaniyeh in Syria’s Idlib countryside, prayers according to the solemn Byzantine rite were heard once again after an absence of more than 14 years.In a moment filled with hope and meaning, Metropolitan Athanasius Fahd, Greek Orthodox archbishop of Latakia and its dependencies, celebrated ... read more

After 14 years of silence, Byzantine hymns in Syria’s central town of Ghassaniyeh bear witness to the return of liturgical celebrations. The Syrian village of Ghassaniyeh, in Syria, gathers in prayer once more. | Credit: ACI MENA Among the oak, pine, walnut, and olive trees ... read more

Manila – "It marks the beginning of a continental network of Catholic digital missionaries committed to evangelization, collaboration and mutual support." This is how Father John Mi Shen, Executive Secretary of FABC-OSC and Program Director of Radio Veritas Asia, describes the first assembly that will bring together Catholic digital communicators from across Asia.The four-day assembly ... read more

by Paolo AffatatoMindat – "In the name of God, our appeal is for reconciliation. We ask that this war, which is causing immense suffering to our people, be brought to an end. If genuine dialogue, based on equality and justice, could be established, then a ray of hope would emerge."More than an account of the ... read more

In recent years, there has been a renewed public fascination with the demonic, spiritual warfare, and exorcisms. Interviews with well-known exorcists and demonologists, including Fr. Chad Ripperger, Fr. Vincent Lampert, Fr. Carlos Martins, and Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, have appeared across both major and smaller platforms, from Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan, and Shawn Ryan to Capturing ... read more

The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), colloquially known as the Vatican Bank, announced the appointment of a new director general, Giovanni Boscia. Boscia, the IOR’s deputy director general, succeeds Gian Franco Mammì, the director general since 2019, who has reached retirement age. Prior to becoming the IOR’s CFO in 2019, Boscia was ... read more

Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Bonaventure Gubazire, M.Afr., rector of the Missionaries of Africa’s formation house in Enju, Ghana, as the new bishop of Kabale. The Ugandan diocese is the priest’s diocese of birth. ... read more

(Image: Malte Schmidt/Unsplash.com) Christendom and the moral order of nations G. K. Chesterton once remarked that “it is impossible to have a nation without Christendom; as it is impossible to have a citizen without a city.”1 At first glance the statement appears exaggerated. Christendom, at least as a visibly unified civilization, had already ... read more

The week of March 8 was creepy. All the children were falling apart. Adults were grumpy and disoriented. Everyone seemed to have a hangover. The unexplained meltdowns dragged on into April. Numerous studies show that daylight savings time is unhealthy, especially for children and the elderly. These demographics in particular need good sleep, which is ... read more

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.J., from the governance of the Diocese of Huacho, Peru. ... read more

It is difficult to see how we bind the nation's wounds without some kind of shared national mythos and telos, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters. ... read more

As Mexicans show their zeal for soccer everywhere during FIFA's World Cup 2026, families of Mexico's more than 130,000 disappeared want the country to have that same obsession for those who are missing. ... read more