3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (860+ words) As French bishops fight against time to organise Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the country, they stress the apostolic trip will be a “very significant moment” for Catholics in France and beyond. On 8 September, the president of the French bishops…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (197+ words) A German archbishop touring the US–Mexico border said the massive fortifications dividing El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, remind him of the Berlin Wall. Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg, who chairs the German bishops’ migration commission, described the…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (151+ words) Pope Leo XIV renewed his urgent plea for peace in Ukraine on Sunday, praying that fresh US-led diplomatic efforts will finally halt the four-year war. Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square after the Angelus prayer, the pontiff lamented…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (417+ words) An Australian foundation is helping priests and seminarians from around the world study in Rome as a way of strengthening the church’s evangelising mission. Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Foundation trustee Frank Casadesus said improved international travel had opened…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (547+ words) Pope Leo XIV on 25 August appointed the Knights of Columbus’ Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. Kelly has served as the supreme Knight and CEO of the world’s largest…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1273+ words) I was privileged recently to participate in a roundtable convened by the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Centre for Technology and Human Futures, launched in March this year. The roundtable created a rich space for conversation and reflection on the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (182+ words) The Vatican announced 11 August that Pope Leo XIV’s message for the 2027 World Day of Peace will focus on “disarming technology” and the moral responsibility of political leaders. The theme will be “Disarming Technology, Serving Peace. Politics as Preventive Responsibility,” according…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (786+ words) Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel on the eve of the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7 September. The Vatican has confirmed that the pope will travel…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (192+ words) Thirty-five years after two Polish Conventual Franciscan missionaries were killed by Peru’s Maoist Shining Path guerrillas, their witness continues to inspire Catholics to remain faithful in serving others despite danger. Fathers Michal Tomaszek and Zbigniew Strzalkowski were abducted and executed…...