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Over a million still need help a month after Sri Lanka cyclone
Posted on 12/29/2025 10:00 AM ()
The island’s eastern coast was badly hit in late November, causing hundreds of casualties and displacing thousands of people.
DR Congo archbishop welcomes Pope’s call for a disarmed peace
Posted on 12/29/2025 09:36 AM ()
The Archbishop of Lubumbashi and President of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), Fulgence Muteba, reflects on how Pope Leo’s strong appeal for a “disarmed and disarming” peace has been received in the country, the experience of the Jubilee of Hope in his diocese, and his wishes for the coming year.
Pope's images and words light up the Eternal City for Christmas
Posted on 12/29/2025 08:52 AM ()
Large screens around the Vatican display photos and messages of Pope Leo XIV as part of a Christmas initiative promoted by the Dicastery for Communication in collaboration with Selfiestreet, running through December 31.
Sudanese General rejects possibility of mediated solution to war
Posted on 12/29/2025 08:38 AM ()
The leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces has rejected the possibility of reaching a political solution to end the brutal civil his army is waging against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Vincentians sisters’ mission of compassion for children in Russia
Posted on 12/29/2025 04:51 AM ()
The Congregation of Missions and the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul carries out a mission in Russia to offer a silent witness, sharing a small seed of hope and a place where people may find shelter.
Pope Leo: Gambling ruins families
Posted on 12/29/2025 04:47 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with mayors from across Italy, calling on them to promote “authentically human relationships” in order to combat gambling and other forms of loneliness.
Pope to Spanish pilgrims: Follow Jesus with the saints' examples
Posted on 12/29/2025 04:06 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV encourages pilgrims from a parish in Spain to follow the witness of their namesake, St. Thomas of Villanova, in his love for the poor, profound interior life, tireless work, and apostolic zeal.
Zelenskyy seeks security guarantees as peace talks continue
Posted on 12/28/2025 09:18 AM ()
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is holding talks with former U.S. President Donald Trump at his Florida residence, as part of renewed efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Central African Republic votes amid term limit controversy
Posted on 12/28/2025 08:34 AM ()
Citizens in the Central African Republic are choosing representatives at the presidential, legislative, regional, and municipal levels in an election marked by controversy.
In Bethlehem, a religious orphanage gives love to children without families
Posted on 12/28/2025 07:32 AM ()
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul run the Orphanage of the Holy Family in Bethlehem, where children up to the age of 6 who have been orphaned or abandoned are welcomed. “Here we celebrate the living Jesus every day. We welcome Christ into our arms, because these children have been rejected by society,” says one of the sisters