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Why the world needs mercy now: U.S.-born archbishop explains

Ahead of this year’s global congress on mercy, Lithuania’s archbishop tells EWTN News how the virtue offers a path toward restoration and reconciliation in a world marked by conflict. As Vilnius prepares to host the Sixth [...]

Archbishop Hebda urges prayer after another fatal shooting by federal agents in Minnesota

The archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Bernard Hebda, said “we must rid our hearts of the hatreds and prejudices that prevent us from seeing each other as brothers and sisters.” Archbishop Bernard Hebda of [...]

Catholic Leaders Urge Calm in Minneapolis, Reflect on ‘Well-Ordered’ Society

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Pope Leo XIV highlights synodality as a path for ecumenism

The pontiff looked back to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Christians to deepen their common witness by growing in “ecumenical synodal practices,” recalling the [...]

Catholic leaders in Nigeria debate impact of ISIS strikes on 2027 presidential election

Two distinguished Church leaders in Nigeria have offered contrasting interpretations of the impact of the U.S. strikes targeting ISIS in Nigeria on Christmas Day 2025. On December 25, 2025, the people of Sokoto State in [...]

Pope Leo XIV highlights synodality as a path for ecumenism

The pontiff looked back to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Christians to deepen their common witness by growing in “ecumenical synodal practices,” recalling the [...]

British deacon develops new resources for people with autism

Deacon Mark Paine has produced two new resources that he hopes will assist people on the autism spectrum and those who serve them in the Church. A Catholic deacon in England has responded to what [...]

Church in Paris convenes council to respond to increase in adult baptisms

In response to the record number of adult baptisms in France, the Ecclesiastical Province of Paris, comprised of eight dioceses, has convened a provincial council. How can the local Church respond to the growing number [...]

Opinion: Alex Pretti didn’t have to die

By now, the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has been converted into a digital spectacle, parsed, dissected, meme-ified, and moralized across social media platforms. One side is casting Pretti as a canonized martyr against [...]

Abortion pill highlighted as key life issue at Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life

Even among big pro-life gains, “we shouldn’t kid ourselves that everything is rosy,” said March for Life President Jennie Bradley Lichter. The 27th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life emphasized chemical abortion as the most [...]