Of the group of priests detained in Nicaragua, seven were exiled this Wednesday, 7 August, and sent to Rome, where they arrived Thursday afternoon. The priests are Víctor Godoy, Jairo Pravia, Silvio Romero, Edgar Sacasa, Harvin Torres, Ulises Vega, and Marlon...
“Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace” is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the next “World Day of Peace,” held on January 1, 2025. “Only from a genuine conversion on all levels – personal, local and international – will true peace be able to...
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has addressed Christians in the Holy Land with a heartfelt message in view of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated on August 15. In his message, the Patriarch...
As Iraq marks the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide by the so-called Islamic State group, and of the subsequent tragic Christian exodus from Iraq, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako the Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad has urged Christian, Muslim, and Jewish leaders “to...
The Wimbum people in the Diocese of Kumbo, in the north west of Cameroon, have petitioned the Vatican over an alleged “desecration of their culture by the Church”. In letter addressed to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith dated 17 July, Wimbum leaders said...
