Ireland Will Undergo a Diocese Restructuring by the Pope

Apr 25, 2024 12:46

The announcement of the changes was made on April 10 by Argentine Archbishop Luis Montemayor, Papal Nuncio in Ireland. Photo: Caminos Religiosos

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Burkina Faso: Catholic catechist kidnapped and subsequently murdered

The lifeless body of Edouard Yougbare was discovered at the Saatenga parish on the morning of Friday, April 19th, according to local reports received by the Catholic organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).

Apr 23, 2024 21:18

Amy Balog

Causes of Saints•Local Church

Call to beatify 171 Sri Lankan martyrs on anniversary of church bombing

On Easter Sunday 2019, nine suicide bombers murdered a total of 264 people and injured more than 500 at six different locations – three churches and three luxury hotels.

Apr 23, 2024 20:39

Amy Balog

Local Church

Congolese bishops: ‘Our country is not for sale’

The statement also called on the international community to “understand once and for all that the DR Congo is neither for sale nor to be lawlessly exploited” – referencing Pope Francis’s message in early 2023 telling multinational companies to take their “hands off” the DRC and Africa.

Apr 23, 2024 20:35

Amy Balog

Analysis Opinion•Vocations•Young People

USA: Students With A Religious Vocation Are Unable to Enter the Seminary or Convent Because of University Debt

A Report of the United States National Conference of Religious Vocations warned in 2013 that “the educational debt had become a dissuasive element for many in discerning their religious vocation.” The average debt of student loans in the United States is around US$30,000.

Apr 23, 2024 13:03

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Interview•Marriage and Family•Testimonies

Resurrection: The Method of Accompaniment in Transcendent Mourning That Heals and Evangelizes

After the suffering of the loss of a family member, a breath of faith and hope from a Catholic sensibility

Apr 23, 2024 12:58

Pablo Hertfelder Garcia-Conde

His visit aimed to accelerate the return of prisoners and address the pressing issue of reuniting Ukrainian children with their families

Pope sends cardinal to Moscow to continue mediation over Ukraine war

Vatican Steps Up Peace Efforts in Ukraine as Cardinal Zuppi Meets with Russian Officials

The encyclical coincides with the 350th anniversary of the first apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

New Encyclical of Pope Francis dedicated to the Sacred Heart to be published on October 24

Pope Francis has consistently emphasized the significance of the Sacred Heart, especially for priests, advocating for a pastoral focus on mercy and compassion.

Ireland Will Undergo a Diocese Restructuring by the Pope

Cardinal Walter Kasper Formulates Proposal That Rethink the Role of Cardinals in the Catholic Church

Mel Gibson Will Release the Sequel to “The Passion” on Christ’s “Resurrection” in 2025: This Is What Is Known So Far

Pope Francis explains the theological virtues as follows

Knights of Columbus Remove Rupnik’s Mosaics from the Saint John Paul II Shrine in Washington, DC

Israel: Israeli judge orders eviction of more Palestinian families

Belgian health care boss says euthanasia is the solution to an ageing population

Burkina Faso: Catholic catechist kidnapped and subsequently murdered

Call to beatify 171 Sri Lankan martyrs on anniversary of church bombing

Congolese bishops: ‘Our country is not for sale’

USA: Students With A Religious Vocation Are Unable to Enter the Seminary or Convent Because of University Debt

Resurrection: The Method of Accompaniment in Transcendent Mourning That Heals and Evangelizes