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The White House identified the 12 Catholic bishops who met and prayed with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office less than two weeks before the midterm elections, while defending his record with Catholic Americans. ... read more

ROME — A Vatican-backed congress on infertility treatment in line with Catholic teaching was held in Rome last week.Over the three-day gathering, specialists from various fields addressed the scientific, anthropological, and ethical challenges connected with sexuality and reproduction.Pope Leo XIV was himself set to address the first day of the Oct. 16–18 conference, titled “The ... read more

by Marie-Lucile KubackiRome – “From mission territories to missionary Churches”: the title of one of the sessions sums up the second day of the first international conference of “The Church of the Sheaves”, devoted to “Listening to the Continents”. The working groups of Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Latin America converged on one shift: ... read more

In a culture often quick to divide the sacred from the secular, Theopolis is creating space for the two to meet — supporting Catholic artists and inviting audiences of all backgrounds to encounter faith through art, beauty, and culture.The Canadian nonprofit was founded in 2025 by Eden O’Brien and Monica Sifert. The two met while ... read more

More than 100 Catholic churches sustained varying degrees of damage following the earthquake that shook Panama on Oct. 9, according to a preliminary report released by the country’s bishops’ conference.The 7.5-magnitude earthquake impacted various sectors throughout the country, including in the nation’s capital city.According to an Oct. 19 statement from the National Civil Protection System ... read more

BY SR. BRITTANY HARRISON, FMA Although I doubt the papal encyclical about human sexuality, Humanae Vitae, would be on most Catholics’ top 10 list of favorite religious writings, it could certainly be included among the top most controversial of the last 50 years. Released in 1968 amid the fury of the sexual revolution, Humanae Vitae ... read more

Amid rising tensions around migration, a conference in Rome reflected on the challenges modern missionaries face after moving to new countries.The conference “The Church of the Sheaves: An International Gathering in Rome on Mission as an Exchange of Gifts” began at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome on Oct. 22 and will continue through Oct. ... read more

Nampula – Fifty years after independence, Mozambique has made significant progress in expanding access to education, extending its school network to rural and peri-urban areas. However, serious challenges remain, affecting the quality of education and the prospects of younger generations. This is the picture that emerges from a recent publication shared with Fides News Agency.Among ... read more

Yaoundé – “As St Paul said, ‘There is neither Greek nor Jew’; likewise, in the Church in Cameroon, there are no differences between French-speaking and English-speaking Catholics.” This was stated by Father Florent Ze Ntongo, National Assistant General of the Apostolate of the Laity in Cameroon, in an interview with Fides on the occasion of ... read more

by Paolo AffatatoNew Delhi – A march for democracy, calling for respect for voting rights and institutional reforms, is taking place today, 23 October, at the initiative of the national network “People Against Special Intensive Revision ”, established to coordinate protests against the revision of electoral rolls.The movement is challenging the way in which the ... read more

I was 21 years old and having a religious existential crisis. I’d become convinced of the evil of abortion and dedicated myself to the pro-life movement. But I had a problem: I was a United Methodist, and the United Methodist Church was “pro-choice.” Sure, it couched its support of abortion in Christian language, but ultimately ... read more

Fr. James Martin, S.J., wants you to believe that homosexuals hear “relentless” thundering from the pulpit against homosexuality. And this relentless thundering keeps homosexuals away from the Church. In a recent interview with JD Flynn at The Pillar, Martin offers several anecdotes along these lines, that homosexuals hear relentless condemnation from the pulpit. Does this ... read more

Pope Leo XIV will not travel to Assisi on Oct. 27 for a gathering marking the 40th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace convened by St. John Paul II, the Vatican announced Friday.The decision follows medical advice as the pope continues to recover from thoracic surgery performed last week.“To facilitate his recovery ... read more

The upcoming Israeli parliamentary elections are relevant to the U.S. midterms. ... read more

In his new memoir, The Italian Job, The New York Times' Jason Horowitz chronicles the highs and lows of nearly a quarter-century of living and reporting on Italy.  ... read more