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Pope Leo XIV reiterated the Church’s stance against antisemitism and all forms of religious discrimination, recalling the work of St. John Paul II in promoting dialogue between Catholics and Jews.The pontiff held a private audience on Thursday with a delegation from the American Jewish Committee, one of several meetings he has held with Jewish leaders ... read more

In Brazil this Sunday, Oct. 25, socialist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers’ Party, currently serving as president, will face off at the polls against Liberal Party candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.The runoff follows the first round that took place on Oct. 4, with results that demonstrated the sharp ... read more

Benghazi – Austrian national Eva Gretzmacher and Swiss national Claudia Abbt, who were abducted separately in Agadez, Niger, in 2025, have been released. The Nigerien news agency Air Info reported that the two humanitarian workers arrived in Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Wednesday, 21 October.According to information released so far, a plane was due to leave ... read more

by Marie-Lucile KubackiRome – "Your presence, drawn from different Churches, cultures, and pastoral contexts, already expresses the fundamental truth – the truth that the mission of the Church belongs to all of us, and no local Church can fulfil it alone, and none should be left out." With these words, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Secretary of ... read more

Lomé – “Promoting the effective use of digital technologies to proclaim the Gospel, share missionary experiences and strengthen collaboration.” This is the aim of a training course on multimedia communication, artificial intelligence and the use of a shared digital platform, taking place from 20 to 23 October at the provincial headquarters of the Comboni Missionaries ... read more

Bujumbura – “One of our priorities as a Church is peace and reconciliation.” This was stated by Msgr. Salvator Niciteretse, Bishop of Bururi and coordinator of the International Forum of Catholic Action for Africa, in an interview with Fides on the sidelines of the FIAC meeting held in Rome from 15 to 18 October.What is ... read more

by Paolo AffatatoManila – A mission of “truth and justice”, to be lived out in society and politics, in the fight against corruption and in solidarity with the most vulnerable: this is the vocation of Catholic laypeople in the Philippines, according to Albert Loteyro, president of the Council of the Laity of the Philippines, known ... read more

I’ve been involved in the pro-life movement since I was about 5 years old, when my parents took me to my first March for Life in Washington, D.C. Growing up, it wasn’t unusual to spend a Saturday morning praying for an end to abortion in front of an abortion clinic in my hometown, and we ... read more

On Oct. 2, 2006, Richard Dawkins published The God Delusion, a book that would function as something akin to a manifesto for a new era of atheism. Alongside Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett (whom I hold in high regard as a philosopher, despite disagreeing with his conclusions, as his arguments are considerably more ... read more

Many today are looking to Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas for ethical guidance and hope in a world increasingly saturated with AI. That same document can offer guidance and hope for humanity's new ventures into space.  ... read more

You may know that St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate, and he was the first non-Italian pontiff since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI in 1523.But did you know that he also changed the Catholic Church forever during those 27 years? Here are five ways he did ... read more

With skyrocketing prices for gas, stagnant wages and housing costs squeezing middle- and lower-income families, polling suggests that countless American voters are frustrated by the state of the U.S. economy. ... read more

No Supreme Court decision can substitute for the choice that we have to make. In one instance, church rules and teaching are paramount. In the other, no child will be turned away. ... read more

By her words and her silence, the Virgin Mary stands before us as a model for our pilgrim way. — St. John Paul II ... read more

The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II (1920-2005). Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. After his ordination to the priesthood and theological studies in Rome, he returned to his homeland and resumed various pastoral and academic tasks. He became first auxiliary bishop and, in 1964, Archbishop of ... read more