Browsing News Entries
CEAMA holds first Assembly of Bishops of the Amazon
Posted on 08/19/2025 03:54 AM ()
The Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) opens its first Assembly of Bishops in Bogotá, five years after its launch in the wake of the 2019 Synod for the Amazon.
Meeting on migrants gathers bishops and experts from across the Americas
Posted on 08/19/2025 03:40 AM ()
Costa Rica is hosting the 12th Regional Meeting of Bishops and Pastoral Workers of Human Mobility dedicated to responding to the pastoral challenges of migratory situation in the region.
Caritas calls for combatting global violence on World Humanitarian Day
Posted on 08/19/2025 02:48 AM ()
As World Humanitarian Day is observed globally today, August 19th, Caritas Internationalis, the humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church, is calling on those with the power to end violence worldwide to do so and to protect each human life.
European Churches invite prayer for peace during Season of Creation
Posted on 08/19/2025 02:41 AM ()
Ahead of the 2025 Season of Creation, the leaders of European Churches join their voices to invite Christians to pray for a “garden of peace” through a healthy relationship with creation.
Pope Leo writes to a mother: Entrust yourself to Mary to face every uncertainty
Posted on 08/19/2025 02:08 AM ()
In the latest issue of the magazine Piazza San Pietro, Pope Leo XIV responds to a letter from Laura, a mother who shared some of her struggles with faith, and invites her to keep the Virgin Mary as a firm point of reference amid difficulties.
Pope Leo XIV urges Amazonian Bishops to announce Christ with clarity
Posted on 08/18/2025 10:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV reaffirms the importance of preaching Jesus Christ clearly and with immense charity among the inhabitants of the Amazonia region, in a message to the Summit of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon Region happening this week.
Zelenskyy urges U.S. and Europe to stand with Ukraine as Russia escalates attacks
Posted on 08/18/2025 07:42 AM ()
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for unwavering U.S. and European support as Russia intensified deadly strikes on multiple Ukrainian cities ahead of high-stakes talks in Washington with President Donald J. Trump and other world leaders.
Bolivian presidential election goes to second round
Posted on 08/18/2025 07:28 AM ()
Moderate centrist Rodrigo Paz has surprised political pundits and shocked pollsters, by winning the first round of Bolivia’s Presidential Election, with a second-round runoff set for October 19th.
Catholic university network SACRU elects new president
Posted on 08/18/2025 04:30 AM ()
The Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) elects Isabel Capeloa Gil, the rector of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, as its new president.
Missionaries, prophets, guides: Women’s pilgrimage to Poland’s Piekary Shrine
Posted on 08/18/2025 02:22 AM ()
As tens of thousands of women make an annual Marian pilgrimage, the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland urges Catholics to ensure that their lives embody the face and love of God.