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Cardinal Anthony Poola has become the first Dalit to lead India’s Catholic bishops as the conference calls for repeal of anti-conversion laws violating religious freedom. [...]

Parishioners learned that seven churches will be closed in March due to financial constraints and lower Mass attendance. [...]

The pact emphasizes mutual respect, social cohesion, common witness, prayer, and shared work. [...]

Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop James Checchio coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans in September 2025 to automatically succeed the 76-year-old Archbishop Gregory Aymond upon his retirement. [...]

Ten people, including the suspected shooter, were killed and more than two dozen others injured after a mass shooting at a high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia on Tuesday, authorities said. The violence unfolded at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, a small school serving grades 7–12 in the remote northern community, and in a nearby Read More…

Canada school shooting leaves 10 dead, many injured

After releasing his first message for the World Day of the Sick, Pope Leo noted today’s feast day, which also commemorates the World Day, lighting a candle in prayer at today’s general audience. He said that he would also pray in the Vatican Gardens for this intention: At the end of the Audience, I will Read More…

Pope lights candle for the sick before Our Lady of Lourdes

“Your light shall break forth like the dawn” (Isaiah 58:8). With that promise from the Hebrew Bible, Venezuela’s bishops concluded their 125th Ordinary Plenary Assembly, issuing a pastoral exhortation on February 9 that is at once spiritual and unmistakably civic. The statement, titled “Despuntará tu luz como la aurora,” (Your light will break forth like Read More…

After January 3, Venezuela’s bishops call for democracy and hope

Continuing with his reflections on the Vatican II document on Scripture and Revelation, Dei Verbum, at the general audience on this February 11, Pope Leo looked at the “vital link” between the Word of God and the Church. He noted how “the Bible arose from the people of God, and is destined for the people Read More…

You need Bible AND Church, explains Pope

In the harshest ruling since China introduced new security laws in 2020, Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison on February 9. Six editors and journalists from Lai’s now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper were also sentenced to terms ranging from 3 years and 6 months to 10 years. Human rights Read More…

Jimmy Lai sentence portends tighter crackdown on Hong Kong freedoms

Top U.S. immigration officials defended their policies during a contentious hearing as lawmakers continue to negotiate potential ICE funding and reforms. [...]