Church and World•Young People

Official Hymn of World Youth Day Seoul 2027

With one year to go until World Youth Day Seoul 2027, the oficial hymn «Confidite, Ego Vici Mundum» (“Take courage! I have overcome the world») was unveiled.

Aug 03, 2026 15:55

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Local Church•Persecuted Christians

UN Weighs In on Case of Catholic Bishop Who Disappeared Under the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has demanded that the Nicaraguan authorities provide information about the bishop’s fate and ensure that he receives appropriate medical attention

Jul 24, 2026 20:07

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Causes of Saints•Local Church•Marriage and Family

Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage

“The martyrs stood up for the sanctity of marriage,” Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah, Georgia, told OSV News of the five Franciscan friars from Spain who died in present-day Georgia in the 16th century. “It gives us an opportunity really to … reinforce the Church’s teaching on marriage.”

Jul 24, 2026 19:46

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Protection of vulnerable people•Testimonies

A religious congregation dedicated to supporting survivors of abuse: the inspiring project launched by two American nuns

If their community eventually receives full recognition as a religious institute, it would represent something highly unusual in Catholic history: a congregation whose specific charism is the accompaniment of those harmed by abuse and the recovery of a Church’s capacity to listen to them

Jul 24, 2026 19:10

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Analysis Opinion

Seven Keys to Spotting a «Monster» Under the Guise of Coaching, Therapy, and Corporate Training.

Jenni Walford has written a guide to detecting coercive persuasion techniques that, beyond traditional cults, are becoming increasingly common in contexts where they are harder to detect, even though they are causing devastating harm to many people.

Jul 23, 2026 12:46

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Local Church

International Association of Exorcists Reiterates Warning About the Risks of «Family Constellations»

«This technique is based on a flawed concept and presents strong analogies, regarding both content and worldview, to the spiritism practiced under an animist conception,» states the IAE.

Jul 23, 2026 12:44

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Analysis Opinion

The DNA of the Shroud of Turin: Surprising Revelations About the Cloth Wrapped Around Jesus Published in a Scientific Journal

Published in Scientific Reports, part of the Nature publishing group, the study is the result of a research project conducted between September 2022 and December 2025 by the Universities of Padua and Pavia, together with national and international institutions

Jul 23, 2026 12:41

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Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Jul 23, 2026 11:59

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Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

Jul 22, 2026 14:15

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Holy Land•Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The Christian Presence in the Holy Land Is Being Squeezed from Every Direction

The central question is therefore not simply whether Christianity can survive in the Holy Land. It is whether the international community will accept a future in which the ancient Christian communities of the region remain only as monuments, while the people who gave those places their living meaning are gradually forced to leave

Jul 22, 2026 14:07

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Protection of vulnerable people

Holy See Issues Statement on Current Status of Proceedings Against Ex-Jesuit Amidst Fabricated Reports Regarding the Rupnik Case

The Holy See Press Office issued a statement on Wednesday, July 22.

Jul 22, 2026 13:57

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The Catholic Faith in Public Life: Bishop Barron Interviews the Vice President of the United States on YouTube

Vance’s political career has made him one of the most prominent Catholic voices in American public life. His interpretation of the faith, however, is not simply a collection of political positions borrowed from Catholic language

Jul 22, 2026 08:25

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