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The president of the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) emphasized the importance of prayer for peace at a Mass at the Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy in Vilnius, Lithuania. “Vilnius is the city where, through St. Faustina, the world heard the message of God’s mercy anew,” Archbishop Gintaras Grušas preached ... read more

Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï, the Patriarch of the Maronite Church, lamented the death of Father Pierre al-Rahi, killed in an Israeli attack on a Christian village in southern Lebanon. ... read more

Statue of John Henry Newman, by Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud, outside Brompton Oratory in London. (Image: Another Believer/Wikipedia) Editor’s note: The following is Part One (of two) of an address given to The Thomistic Institute of Fordham University on February 26, 2026. Introductory Remarks We are gathered in the month which marks the 225th anniversary ... read more

Body & Soul, summer issue ... read more

Moses spoke to the people and said:"Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decreeswhich I am teaching you to observe,that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. Therefore, I teach you the statutes and decreesas the LORD, my God, has commanded ... read more

This, then, is our desert; to live facing despair, but not to consent. To trample it down under hope in the cross. —Thomas Merton ... read more

Today we have a venerable Lenten Mass. This Mass is best understood by remembering that the ancient catechumens (or prospective converts) used to come for instructions to the first part of Lenten Masses. The catechumens heard the readings and homily, and then left the church. The offertory procession and remainder of the Mass were for ... read more

Romy Haber The town of Akoura, Lebanon. Caught between Hezbollah and Israeli strikes, Lebanon’s Christian villages in the South seek Vatican support. ... read more

Sasan/Middle East Images Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, prompting Iranian retaliation with missile attacks across the region. Cardinals in the United States and elsewhere are raising ... read more

USCCB Public Affairs Father Michael J.K. Fuller. Father Michael J.K. Fuller was designated as 'chaplain to His Holiness' following a decade of work serving the U.S. bishops. ... read more

Lebanon is asking the Vatican to stand with Christian villages in the southern part of the country. In recent days, these communities were widely praised across Lebanese and international media after residents chose to remain in their homes despite the dangers around them. Caught between Hezbollah infiltrations and Israeli strikes, villagers insisted on staying in ... read more

Caught between Hezbollah and Israeli strikes, Lebanon’s Christian villages in the South seek Vatican support. Lebanon is asking the Vatican to stand with Christian villages in the southern part of the country. In recent days, these communities were widely praised across Lebanese and international ... read more

Cardinals in the United States and elsewhere are raising concerns about just war and about the death and destruction caused by the ongoing conflict with Iran. [...] ... read more

Several members of the Catholic hierarchy are expressing grave concerns about the American and Israeli military conflict with Iran, and at least one cardinal said the U.S. decision to launch the initial attacks fails to meet the criteria of a “just war” based on Catholic criteria.President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered ... read more

Rabih Daher Residents gather outside the municipal hall to protest the death of the town’s pastor, killed by an Israeli shell in the southern Lebanese border town of Al-Qlayaa on Monday. Attacks and counterattacks between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia, have created a dire situation for Christians in the Israel-Lebanon border region. ... read more