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Paul Tuns: On Feb. 1, Laura Fernández Delgado was elected president of Costa Rica with 1.191 million votes and 48.3 per cent of the vote in a 20-candidate field, to become the second female president of the Central American country. If she had not won 40 per cent of the vote, the two candidates with ... read more

The patriarch of one of the most important Christian churches in the Middle East retired on Tuesday, setting the stage for new leadership as war engulfs the region. ... read more

In the context of the governmentʼs effort to enshrine abortion in the constitution, Spainʼs bishops present the moral and scientific grounds for why abortion can never be a right. Image from the 2026 Day for Life of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference. | Credit: CEE. The ... read more

The Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) have stated that “abortion can never constitute a right, since there is no right to eliminate a human life,” in response to the governmentʼs attempts to include it in the Spanish constitution.”In anticipation of the Day for Life to be held March 25, the feast of ... read more

Southern Lebanon’s Christian communities rejected Israeli evacuation orders, saying they fear permanent displacement amid hostilities, according to a Beirut migrant shelter leader.“We know for a fact that many of the Christians, in particular the poorest and some of the older Christians, made the decision to not leave southern Lebanon,” Jesuit Father Daniel Corrou told “EWTN ... read more

Southern Lebanon’s Christian communities rejected Israeli evacuation orders, saying they fear permanent displacement amid hostilities, according to a Beirut migrant shelter leader. “We know for a fact that many of the Christians, in particular the poorest and some of the older Christians, made the decision to not leave southern Lebanon,” Jesuit Father Daniel Corrou told ... read more

Vatican City - On January 27, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization , appointed, Rev. Sr. Jolanta Elżbieta Płomińska, Miss. of St. Peter Claver, as national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Uruguay for the five-year period 2026-2031. The new director of the PMS in Uruguay is 50 ... read more

Beijing – Bearing witness to the Word of God with our lives. This is the invitation that Matthew Zhen Xuebin, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Beijing, addressed to seminarians at the beginning of the second semester of the 2025/2026 Academic Year of the Seminary, inaugurated after the Lunar New Year holiday. During the Eucharistic ... read more

John Allen Jr. COMMENTARY: 'We recognized in each other Catholics who were committed to a Church that was ever more effective in its evangelization and witness, which required transparency from the Church and candor from those writing about it.' ... read more

Kinshasa – Armed drone attacks continue on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, which has been under the control of the M23 guerrillas since January 2025. Following yesterday's bombings, March 10, which hit the residential area of the city center and caused an undetermined number of casualties, further bombings were reported today. Among the victims ... read more

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday remembered Father Pierre El Raii, a Maronite priest who died after being wounded in an Israeli bombing in southern Lebanon, and described him as “a true shepherd” who remained with his people despite the war.El Raii was killed on March 9 while going to the aid of ... read more

“I am close to all the Lebanese people at this time of grave trial,” the pope said on March 11. Pope Leo XIV prays during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on March 11, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News VATICAN CITY — Pope ... read more

<p>Pope Leo XIV praised the memory of a Lebanese Maronite priest killed by Israeli tank fire while rushing to assist a wounded parishioner in southern Lebanon.</p><p>Fr. ... read more

Addis Ababa – "Such violence against defenseless people cannot be justified by any religious teachings, culture, or political reasons," say the Ethiopian Catholic Bishops' Conference , condemning acts of violence and atrocities committed against civilians in various parts of the country, particularly the recent killings in the Arsi Zone of Oromia. The CBCE is "deeply ... read more

“Spiritual intelligence is being attuned to God,” the bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco in Bolivia, Robert Flock, explains. Crucifix. | Credit: ungvar/Shutterstock The bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco in Bolivia, Robert Flock, reviewed the different types of intelligence and encouraged the development of ... read more