Violence against Catholic priests in Nigeria continues to increase, especially in the eastern part of the country. According to a report by the NGO International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), published in August and updated this week, at...
Pope Leo XIV announced on 28 September that he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church on Nov. 1, the solemnity of All Saints. “I will confer the title of doctor of the Church on St. John Henry Newman, who gave a decisive contribution to the renewal...
Responding to journalists’ questions on September 23 about the recognition of Palestine as a state, the Holy Father reaffirmed, “The Holy See recognized the two-state solution some time ago. That is clear: we must seek a path that respects all peoples.”...
“The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing the pain of the other” is the theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV for the next World Day of the Sick marked annually on 11 February. The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development released the theme on Friday 26...
On Friday, 26 September, Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop Filippo Iannone, until now Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, a role that also includes presidency of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. The...
