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Colombo celebrates Cardinal Ranjith and promises justice for the 2019 massacres‍

A ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the priesthood of the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, 77, was held on 7 July, at the Auditorium of the Archbishop’s House in Colombo. Also present was President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who addressed the assembly in no uncertain terms:

Korean Church celebrates 100th anniversary of martyrs’ beatification

On July 5, the Archdiocese of Seoul, South Korea, marked the 100th anniversary of the beatification of the 79 Korean martyrs of the Gihae (1839) and Byeong-o (1846) persecutions with a Mass, the release of a new report on their martyrdom and a special exhibition, a press release of the Archdiocese’s website states. “Even in […]

‘Social Hackathon’ allows Thai youth to experience synodality

Students from Catholic schools throughout Thailand are taking part in a “Youth Social Hackathon” that provides them with opportunities and support to create a better world following a synodal dynamic. Organized by the Catholic Education Council of Thailand with the support of partners including the Archdiocese of Bangkok and the General Secretariat of the Synod, […]

Five years of disrupted schooling in Ukraine has led to ‘emotional instability in children’

For five consecutive years, children in Ukraine have not have any form of “normal” schooling. From COVID19 to the ongoing war in the country, the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science reported that some 4.6 million children in Ukraine face barriers to education and 2 million of them have seen their school close down. In […]

Safeguarding remains a top priority with new appointment, US cardinal says

Pope Leo XIV’s appointment of the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors shows that safeguarding remains a top priority, its former president said. “Our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has affirmed the continued priority of the commission’s work for the universal church in his thoughtful appointment” of Archbishop Thibault Verny […]

Letters to the Pope: A Hundred Kilograms of Hope and Humanity Delivered Daily to the Vatican

In a small but determined ritual repeated each day in Italy, postal workers sort through handwritten envelopes, illustrated postcards, and carefully wrapped packages—all marked with a curious address: simply, “To His Holiness the Pope.” No street name. No postal code. No country needed. Yet, somehow, they always arrive. According to Poste Italiane, Italy’s national postal […]