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Catholic officials concluded their first-ever conference with Confucian thinkers this month, with both traditions coming together to spotlight their “shared convictions” for humanity in spite of the stark differences in their historical developments.The Holy See’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea teamed up with the Sungkyunkwan Confucian Academy to hold ... read more

The historic step is being hailed as a major victory for human dignity and human rights, while another piece of legislation about general amnesty has sparked intense debate. A picture taken on Jan. 25, 2020, shows Lebanese soldiers standing guard beneath a giant national flag in the capital, Beirut, with ... read more

This month Lebanon became the first country in the Middle East to abolish the death penalty, a historic step that drew widespread international praise and was hailed as a major victory for human dignity and human rights. Just days later, another landmark measure known as the general amnesty law proved far more controversial. The legislation has sparked ... read more

August is a particularly important month for Augustinians, the Order of St. Augustine of Hippo to which Pope Leo XIV belongs, as the Catholic Church celebrates a number of Augustinian saints.St. Augustine himself and his mother, St. Monica, are honored just one day apart at the end of August, but mystics, missionaries, and martyrs who ... read more

Here are 6 Augustinian saints and a blessed who the the Catholic Church celebrates in August. St. Monica, left, and St. Augustine of Hippo, right. | Credit: Luis Tristán, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Philippe de Champaigne, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons August is a ... read more

JHVEPhoto Food and Drug Administration sign at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Commissioner appointee Heidi Overton has criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s chemical abortion policies in the past. She is now poised to be in a position to change them. ... read more

On Good Friday in 1943, Floripes Dornellas de Jesús, known as “Lola,” decided she would eat no more. From that moment on, she received only the Eucharist each day. Servant of God Floripes Dornelas de Jesús, known as Lola. | Credit: Archdiocese of Mariana The ... read more

The life of Floripes Dornellas de Jesús, known as Lola, the Brazilian servant of God who lived for over half a century without eating, drinking, or sleeping, subsisting solely on the Eucharist, is the subject of the Portuguese-language documentary “Lola of Jesus: Mystery and Devotion” by journalist and writer Rodrigo Alvarez.The production was screened last ... read more

I recently listened to Michael Knowles’ interview with Cardinal Raymond Burke. Toward the later part of the interview, there was a discussion on the Traditional Latin Mass. His Eminence said: Upon hearing this, I was inspired to send a letter to the Holy Father in accordance with my canonical right and obligation (CIC, can. 212, ... read more

The apostolic nuncio to Ukraine stressed the importance of prayer amid Russian attacks on the nation. Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas said in an interview that “when we have this huge, terrible aggression from the Russian side, as Jesus stresses, this aggression is unable to kill our spiritual life, our eternal life. But there is always ... read more

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court halted the planned installation of the statues of St. Michael and St. Florian outside the city of Quincy’s new public safety building. The court ruled that the saints are “closely affiliated with a particular religion” and that the statues “may convey to observing members of the public implicit government ... read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, sent a telegram in Pope Leo’s name for the Mediterranean Games, which begin today in Taranto, Italy. Pope Leo sees the Games as an opportunity to “build bridges between cultures and peoples, promoting hospitality, solidarity, and peace,” Cardinal Parolin wrote. During ... read more

The archbishop of Paris said that the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide is “not the end of the fight” and that “nothing should force us to make them as realities in our lives.” “Today, tomorrow, in the time to come, we will undoubtedly have to make courageous choices, perhaps against the tide, ... read more

Bishop Jean-Marc Micas, P.S.S., of Tarbes and Lourdes, France, withdrew the authorization that had previously allowed priests of the Society of Saint Pius X to celebrate the sacraments at the Marian shrine of Lourdes. “Following the decree of schism and excommunication published by the Holy See, I cannot authorize the celebration of the Mass ... read more

A Kenyan husband and father was arrested after reportedly pretending to act as a priest in the Diocese of Lodwar. The man reportedly used forged documents and simulated the celebration of Mass in three churches, including the cathedral, before he was apprehended. ... read more