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Niamey – On the night of January 28-29, Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey was attacked. According to local sources, heavy gunfire erupted around midnight at the airport after an unidentified armed group attacked the guard post. The fighting continued until 2:00 a.m. Anti-aircraft tracers were seen in the sky, presumably used to shoot down drones ... read more

Bhubaneswar - The Catholic community in the eastern Indian state of Odisha welcomes a new auxiliary bishop and four new priests: an extraordinary flourishing of vocations in a region marked by violence against Christians. The state of Odisha has been the scene of massacres that targeted believers of various Christian denominations in the Kandhamal district. ... read more

The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has published a brief letter to consecrated men and women, “Prophecy of presence: consecrated life where dignity is wounded and faith is tested.” The dicastery’s letter, published yesterday, referred to the “many consecrated persons called to share complex situations: contexts marked by ... read more

Eight members of For Family Values, a Ukrainian women’s organization, met with Pope Leo XIV yesterday at his general audience. “We are here to ask the Pope to continue to invoke peace and pray for our suffering land.” said Natalia Fedorchuk, founder of the organization, which has over 3,000 members. “We promote solidarity initiatives ... read more

The Conference of European Churches stated in a recent letter that “Greenland’s future can only be decided by its own people.” “Any change of status without their consent would violate international law, including the UN Charter and the principle of self-determination, and would disregard the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark,” stated the ... read more

Citing a Greek Father (St. Gregory of Nazianzen) and a contemporary author (Eric Greitens), the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church delivered an address to the National Defense University of Ukraine entitled “Spiritual Resilience and Christian Perfection: Being a Christian in Time of War.” In his January 23 address, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk ... read more

I’ve been an active user of 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) since 2014. In those 12 years I’ve made more than 31,000 posts. That’s about 230 posts/month, or more than seven posts per day, although since I never post on Sundays, it really works out to around nine per day. Not as crazy as some power users, ... read more

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, one of the two pro-prefects of the Dicastery for Evangelization, and Sister Raffaella Petrini, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State, were among the speakers at a January 27 conference on St. Rose of Lima. Cardinal Tagle, a native of the Philippines, discussed devotion to the saint ... read more

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand issued a pastoral statement on January 27 describing the Church as a non-partisan “moral force” and “social conscience” in the upcoming general election. Archbishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana of Bangkok, the conference’s president, described voting as a “moral requirement” in which “citizens take a common responsibility for ... read more

Pope Leo XIV told pilgrims in Paul VI Audience Hall that “my thoughts go especially to the beloved people of Mozambique, who have been struck by devastating floods.” “As I pray for the victims, I express my closeness to those who have been displaced and to all who are offering them support,” the Pope ... read more

Pope Leo XIV praised St. Thomas Aquinas’s commentary on Scripture on January 28, the saint’s liturgical memorial. ... read more

In the prescient 1980s BBC comedy series Yes, Prime Minister, Prime Minister Jim Hacker must choose the next Anglican bishop of Bury St. Edmunds. His choice is between an atheist and a socialist. The prime [...] ... read more

The priesthood is in a state of crisis. That’s not a criticism of anyone. There are faithful people at every level (clergy and laity alike) laboring in the Church, showing up day after day and trying to get the job done. Praise God for that. But the priesthood is in a state of crisis, a ... read more

Pope Leo XIV received Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, on January 28. ... read more

At the conclusion of his January 28 general audience, Pope Leo XIV issued the following appeal: Yesterday was the International Remembrance Day for all victims of the Holocaust, which brought death to millions of Jews and to many other people. On this yearly occasion of painful remembrance, I ask the Almighty for the gift ... read more