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Cardinal Bo: ‘We need a new paradigm’ for peace
Posted on 09/9/2026 09:22 AM ()
Speaking at an international conference in Rome, the Cardinal of Myanmar calls for nonviolence to become a new framework for legitimate defence, while participants receive a message and blessing from Pope Leo XIV.
Mozambique: Bishops await official response regarding the death of Bishop Osorio
Posted on 09/9/2026 08:52 AM ()
Bishops in Mozambique are reflecting on the violent death of Bishop Osorio Citora Afonso, the Ordinary of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Beira. The bishops lament the lack of clarity about the circumstances of the prelate's death.
Ukraine: ‘Exhaustion, but also resilience’ amid intensifying attacks
Posted on 09/9/2026 08:00 AM ()
As Ukraine approaches another winter of war, CAFOD’s Henry Wilson-Smith describes a population living under almost constant air-raid alerts, preparing for power cuts and relying on local humanitarian networks to rebuild lives damaged by years of conflict.
Scholas Chairs Congress: AI must liberate, not enslave
Posted on 09/9/2026 06:45 AM ()
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue participated in the meeting in Indonesia organized by Scholas Occurrentes and United in Diversity. In addition to commemorating the second anniversary of Pope Francis’s apostolic journey to Southeast Asia and the signing of the Istiqlal Interreligious Declaration, the event reflected on themes from the encyclical “Magnifica humanitas” and the “sensible” use of technology.
The Polish harvest tradition mentioned by Pope Leo
Posted on 09/9/2026 05:49 AM ()
A look at Poland’s traditional harvest thanksgiving celebrations, known as “dożynki", which Pope Leo reflected on at the General Audience.
French Bishops: There is a spiritual thirst in the country as it awaits the Pope
Posted on 09/9/2026 05:27 AM ()
The President of the French Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, along with other bishops, present details of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming apostolic journey to France from September 25 to 28 at a press conference. They speak about the budget, the organizational efforts, the Journey’s motto, the Pope’s meeting with survivors of abuse and more.
Pope at Audience: Human dignity must always be defended as God’s gift
Posted on 09/9/2026 02:44 AM ()
At his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continues his reflection on Vatican II’s ‘Gaudium et Spes,’ and says the dignity of every human person is a permanent gift of God’s love that we must defend.
Pope: Emphasis on individual freedom makes us less free to be ourselves
Posted on 09/9/2026 01:26 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV tells Bishops associated with the Focolare Movement that our modern emphasis on individual freedom can in reality make us less free to be our genuine selves or follow our highest ideals.
Thousands of West Africa’s young Catholics meet at first-ever regional youth gathering in Ghana
Posted on 09/8/2026 08:51 AM ()
Powerful messages are appearing on billboards across Ghana as thousands of young Catholics from across West Africa gather in Accra this week.
Synod: Reports published on relations between bishops, consecrated life, and ad limina visits
Posted on 09/8/2026 06:47 AM ()
The General Secretariat of the Synod on Tuesday released the Final Report of Study Group No. 6 on the review, from a synodal and missionary perspective, of the documents on relations between bishops, consecrated life, and ecclesial associations. It also released the second part – concerning ad limina visits – of the Final Report of Study Group No. 7 on certain aspects of the figure and ministry of the bishop from a synodal and missionary perspective.