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Brazil: Sensitivity, love, patience for elderly cared for in body and soul
Posted on 02/6/2026 06:40 AM ()
In a nursing home in southern Brazil, the Little Missionaries of Mary Immaculate bear witness to the value of live, the transformative power of loving hospitality, and attention to others’ needs, and they share their mission with a resident priest.
Pope Leo denounces human trafficking as a ‘crime against humanity’
Posted on 02/6/2026 06:07 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV releases a message to mark the 12th World Day against Human Trafficking, and pledges the Catholic Church’s commitment to confront and bring an end to this “grave crime against humanity.”
Vietnamese Church highlights vocation growth, calls for renewed missionary formation
Posted on 02/6/2026 05:52 AM ()
With dozens of new transitional deacons ordained this year, Church leaders and commentators in Vietnam are emphasizing the need to transform abundant vocations into authentic missionary service.
Pope: Sport is important for humanity, respect Olympic truce
Posted on 02/6/2026 05:12 AM ()
Ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games in northern Italy, Pope Leo XIV issues the letter 'Life in Abundance' on the value of sport.
Sierra Leone Catholic Bishops condemn rising violence against clergy
Posted on 02/6/2026 04:32 AM ()
The Catholic Bishops of Sierra Leone condemn rising incidents of attacks against priests, religious men and women, and Church property throughout the country.
Pope: Christian formation requires patience, accompaniment, safeguarding
Posted on 02/6/2026 04:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV addresses the participants in the plenary assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, and stresses the importance of Christian formation, highlighting the need to prevent all forms of abuse.
Mozambique Floods: Gratitude to the Pope as Archbishop João Carlos suggests long-term solutions
Posted on 02/5/2026 11:28 AM ()
“When we heard the words of the Holy Father, Pope Leo (during the Sunday Angelus), we all felt assured because we felt the solidarity and closeness of the Pope and of everyone here in Mozambique,” Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Maputo Archdiocese has said. He made the remarks in an interview with Vatican News.
A new Statute for the John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel
Posted on 02/5/2026 08:44 AM ()
In a Rescript, Leo XIV approves the new Statute of the John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel, established in 1984 to alleviate the suffering of those living in this region and affected by drought, desertification, and famine.
Global aid experts strengthen outreach and advocacy efforts assisting children
Posted on 02/5/2026 08:02 AM ()
Catholic leaders, religious congregations, humanitarian organizations, and child-protection experts from around the world meet in Rome to strengthen the Church’s response to the escalating world crises facing children.
Pope’s February prayer intention: ‘For children with incurable diseases’
Posted on 02/5/2026 08:00 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of Feburary, and invites Catholics to pray with him to recognize the face of God in every suffering child.