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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The chairman of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) has urged Tanzanians to uphold the truth and examine the country’s electoral framework to prevent further election-related violence.In his homily during Mass on Oct. 29, Bishop Wolfgang Pisa of the Lindi Diocese appealed for forgiveness for those held in connection with the ... read more

(See the readings for the Solemnity of All Saints) The jouney has an end. Several works of great literature use the theme of a journey to reflect on life, usually dealing with the growing sense of self awareness in the main character/s. The protagonist encounters different people, situations, and lands along the way that represent ... read more

Pope Leo XIV emphasized that artificial intelligence (AI) can never replace the human person and that AI regulation must continue.“Machines are tools, not persons,” Leo said in his address.The pontiff held a private audience on Friday with participants in a meeting on “The Future of AI: A Dialogue Between the Vatican and the Scientific World ... read more

Pope Leo XIV has approved a reform of the disciplinary rules governing personnel of the Roman Curia, introducing new safeguards for employees facing proceedings for serious misconduct, including the possibility of legal representation and a longer period in which to submit their defense.The changes were approved by the pontiff on Oct. 19 through a “Rescriptum ... read more

Pope Leo XIV became the first pope to vote in a U.S. election by submitting a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago, the Vatican has confirmed.  ... read more

Nearly 430 years after they were killed in a bloody uprising by Native people they came to the New World to baptize, five Spanish missionaries will be elevated to a step away from sainthood during a religious ceremony in Georgia. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Italian Jesuit Father Giacomo Costa and Salesian Sister Elena Massimi, a professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome, as the new undersecretaries of the General Secretariat of the Synod.The appointments mark a leadership change at the body responsible for overseeing the Catholic Churchʼs synodal ... read more

undefined Alpinist Patrick Gabarrou enjoys the view atop the Matterhorn. French mountaineer Patrick Gabarrou dedicated his multi-pitch route on the south face of the Matterhorn to his most beloved Italian saint, thereby offering climbers a glimpse of God’s infinity. ... read more

undefined Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful during a general audience. The Vatican confirmed on Oct. 30 that the Holy Father cast an absentee ballot in his home state of Illinois. ... read more

A Polish bishop has been convicted of failing to promptly notify law enforcement about the sexual abuse of minors by two priests of his diocese.A district court in Tarnów, southern Poland, on Oct. 29 found Bishop Andrzej Jeż of Tarnów guilty and sentenced him to two years' “restriction of liberty,” a noncustodial penalty. Instead of ... read more

undefined File photo of Cardinal Daniel Sturla, archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay, at a press conference. Nicaragua currently has nine active bishops, four of whom are in exile. ... read more

Secular culture has brought with it a heap of advantages. For instance, it’s pushed hard for the tolerance of every sort of difference, especially religious differences, for which in an earlier times people were willing to fight and die. For the sake of a kind of peace, secular culture slackens convictions. And so, customs that ... read more

undefined An estimated 70,000 people gather in St. Peter’s Square for a canonization Mass on Oct. 19, 2025, at the Vatican. This year, the solemnity of All Saints will replace the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in Catholic Church history to cast a ballot in a U.S. election, the Vatican confirmed on Oct. 30. Leo, who has mostly lived outside of the U.S. since the 1980s, “has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do ... read more

Nicaragua currently has nine active bishops, four of whom are in exile. The bishops of Nicaragua before several went into exile. | Credit: Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference The president of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, announced that the Holy See has postponed ... read more