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A parish in La Guaira, Venezuela, that survived the recent earthquakes has become a key center for relief efforts. “The cathedral suffered extensive damage, and several churches will have to be demolished because of the effects of the earthquakes,” Vatican News reported. Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish remains structurally sound despite damage ... read more

The bishops of the three Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies in Poland lamented the massacre of some 100,000 Poles by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army between 1943 and 1945. The massacre has helped lead to recent tensions in Polish-Ukrainian relations. “On the eve of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Volyn ... read more

Auxiliary Bishop Carlos Márquez of Caracas, Venezuela, this week underscored the Church’s commitment “to be with people” as Venezuela recovers from earthquakes.“First of all, we are committed to being with people,” Márquez told “EWTN News In Depth” on July 10. “Bishops and priests and deacons and religious personnel of all different congregations, we are on ... read more

“Though we’ve been hit by nature, we don’t lose our hope because our hope is set on Christ the Lord, and he had victory over death and destruction,” Auxiliary Bishop Carlos Márquez said. John Service with Catholic Relief Services speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” from Venezuela on July 10, 2026. ... read more

Speaking at a worldwide meeting of the bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Archbishop Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia warned of a “lack of missionary spirit among priests.” “We serve our own people well, close to home,” Archbishop Gudziak said. “But Christ’s call is, ‘Go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the ... read more

Archbishop Eamon Martin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh and Archbishop John McDowell of the Church of Ireland have condemned the burning of a mosque replica in Northern Ireland during the country’s Eleventh Night bonfires.“The placement of a replica mosque atop a bonfire is grossly offensive and raises tensions so soon after the unrest that ... read more

Irish bishops condemn anti-Muslim display, religious sisters set up a field hospital for Venezuela earthquake victims, euthanasia in New Zealand surges, and more in this weekʼs world news roundup. A model depicting a mosque sits atop a stack of pallets as preparations continue ahead of the Moygashel bonfire for the ... read more

Vatican City - The Holy Father, Leo XIV, has appointed the Most Reverend Vincent Lawrence Mpwaji, of the clergy of the same archdiocese, currently Diocesan Chancellor, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, assigning him the titular see of Tacarata in Numidia.Vincent Lawrence Mpwaji was born on June 5, 1978, in Morogoro, Tanzania. ... read more

Zamboanga – “It is not easy to take stock of 60 years of missionary life. I can only say what is in my heart, what the Lord has allowed me to experience. I can say what the commitment and the path of Islamic-Christian dialogue have been and are for me: It means growing together in ... read more

Some 200 poor people from the Diocese of Rome traveled to Castel Gandolfo today for lunch with Pope Leo XIV at Borgo Laudato Si. ... read more

In the most prominent article in its July 10 edition, the Vatican newspaper asserted that the Panama Canal has become a new symbol of the world’s climate crisis. ... read more

Faith does not take a vacation. The truth of human nature is that we will not find rest until we rest in the heart of God. ... read more

A district court will weigh whether Cardinal Štěpán Trochta, imprisoned by the Nazis and later by the communists, was unlawfully interned in the 1950s. Cardinal Štěpán Trochta, the 17th bishop of Litoměřice, is shown in an undated portrait. | Credit: Diocese of Litoměřice, Czech Republic ... read more

A second cardinal and a third senior churchman may be rehabilitated this year for mistreatment under the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. The District Court in Litoměřice, in what is now the Czech Republic, will consider a proposal for the rehabilitation of Cardinal Štěpán Trochta, the former bishop of Litoměřice, over his internment between 1950 and ... read more

Detail from "Life of St Benedict, Scene 7. Benedict Instructs the Peasants" (1505-08) by Il Sodoma [WikiArt.org] St. Benedict is honored today in the revised Roman calendar, while his feast is kept on March 21 (the date of his death) in the earlier calendar and among Benedictines, who also keep this date ... read more