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Poland: parents and bishops oppose changes to religious education rules
Posted on 09/2/2026 05:22 AM ()
Poland’s new rules on religion classes in public schools are raising concerns among parents, catechists and bishops, who say the changes could make it more difficult for students to attend.
Zambia: Bishops’ Conference launches the 2026 Season of Creation
Posted on 09/2/2026 04:45 AM ()
The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has officially launched the 2026 Season of Creation, calling on Zambians to protect the environment and stand up for communities affected by climate change.
Care for Creation is a theological question
Posted on 09/2/2026 04:00 AM ()
The document “Caring for Our Common Home” calls for a “responsible and fraternal response to the Triune God”. The ecological question is a theological question: the way we care for Creation reveals and shapes our relationship with God. The deterioration of the environment is alarming and urgent action is needed to ensure the sustainability of the planet. Everything is connected: we must listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.
Mission of hope in education: A missionary from Congo in Italy
Posted on 09/2/2026 02:32 AM ()
African women are quietly renewing the Church in places where faith first arrived on their shores, as the Global South gives back while vocations decline in parts of the West. Through education, presence, and prayer, religious sisters like Sr. Julie Eyaya, CSF, offer a witness of love lived daily in the field of education.
Book on death-row ministry praised by Pope Francis released in English
Posted on 09/2/2026 02:19 AM ()
“A Christian on Death Row,” a book by American lay chaplain Dale Recinella recounting his ministry among prisoners condemned to death, is now available in English.
Pope at Audience: Church is called to serve humanity, unmask society's contradictions
Posted on 09/2/2026 02:15 AM ()
At the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the Church’s mission to be at the service of humanity by engaging with reality, getting involved in the challenges our time period faces and bear witness to Christ.
Pope Leo: ‘It is not yet too late’ to turn destruction into life
Posted on 09/1/2026 11:00 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV encourages Christians to embrace ecological conversion, transform destruction into life, and renew their commitment to caring for creation and the poor.
Pope’s September prayer intention: ‘For the care of water’
Posted on 09/1/2026 07:00 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV invites everyone to pray for “the care of water” during September as Christians celebrate the Season of Creation.
Season of Creation begins with worldwide prayer for our common home
Posted on 09/1/2026 06:56 AM ()
Christians around the world mark the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, launching a month-long ecumenical season of prayer and action for the environment.
Cardinal Ouellet wins case against woman who accused him of abuse
Posted on 09/1/2026 05:48 AM ()
A ruling by the Superior Court of Quebec in Canada finds that Cardinal Marc Ouellet was “falsely accused” of sexual assault in connection with a class action against the Archdiocese of Quebec, and he will receive $100,000 in damages, which he will donate to organizations combating the sexual abuse of Indigenous peoples.