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Synod calls for more leadership roles for women but female diaconate ‘not yet ripe’

The Synod on Synodality’s study group on “Women’s Participation in the Life and Leadership of the Church” has issued its final report, calling for expanded leadership roles for women in the Church. [...]

Lebanon mourns Father Pierre El-Rahi as calls for peace echo at his funeral

In the courtyard of St. George Church, in a scene marked by tears, prayer, and hope, mourners bid farewell to a beloved priest who was killed after shelling struck his town. [...]

Pope names Spanish Augustinian as papal almoner

Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín will succeed Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, who has been appointed metropolitan archbishop of Łódź, Poland. [...]

Detroit Archdiocese moves to diocesan‑wide employee fingerprinting to bolster security protocols

The rule follows an “unprecedented review” of archdiocesan of safety policies and personnel records. [...]

Catholic heads of Churches in Holy Land call for prayer and peace

Catholic Church leaders in the Holy Land reaffirmed the Christian community’s commitment to peace amid the harshness of war. [...]

Church steps in to rebuild homes months after deadly floods in Sumatra, Indonesia

Caritas Indonesia has launched a multimillion-dollar program to build permanent homes for families still displaced months after catastrophic floods struck Sumatra. [...]

Rep. Salazar promotes legislation to update ‘archaic’ immigration laws

Rep. María Elvira Salazar’s bill would not lay out a direct path to citizenship but would give people the chance to earn it through labor and financial penalties if they lack a criminal record. [...]

More than 80 scientists sign Vatican peace manifesto

The Pontifical Academy for Life has launched a new initiative appealing to the scientific and academic world to contribute to the pursuit of peace. [...]

St. Carlo’s life and miracles? There’s an app for that

St. Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who was recently canonized, is wildly popular around the world.  And now, he’s even got his own app. The St. Carlo Acutis Shrine & Center for Eucharistic Encounter in Malvern, Pennsylvania, launched a new mobile app inspired by St. Carlo. It’s called “Saint Carlo Acutis: Eucharistic Miracles of the Read More…

St. Carlo’s life and miracles? There’s an app for that

7 key things to know about the Catholic Church in Cameroon ahead of papal visit

After concluding the first leg of his African apostolic journey in Algeria, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to travel to Cameroon from April 15–18. [...]