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Asian youth share faith, hope during South Korea exchange

Catholic youth from 11 Asian nations who joined an exchange in South Korea described the experience as rewarding and a meaningful opportunity to share their faith and build lasting friendships. The Daejeon Diocese hosted the second WE Connect: Pilgrims of Hope event from Nov. 1-7, drawing 73 participants. WE Connect was founded by Asian delegates who participated […]

Cardinal Czerny brings message of hope to Rohingya in Bangladesh

Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, concluded a five-day pastoral visit with migrants and displaced Catholics under the theme “Raising Hope to Foster a Culture of Care.” From Nov. 1–5, Czerny met with internally displaced Catholics near Dhaka and visited Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar, highlighting urgent issues of […]

Pope Leo XIV may visit Sri Lanka, Vatican diplomat says

A top Vatican diplomat has raised the possibility of a papal visit to Sri Lanka as the two nations marked 50 years of diplomatic relations this month, a milestone reached as the island nation emerges from years of political turmoil and economic crisis. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and […]

Philippine Church seeks new body for drug war truth, reconciliation

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to establish a national body to investigate the thousands of killings committed during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs and to promote national reconciliation. Conference president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, in a Nov. 7 letter, asked Marcos to create a “National […]

MORENA Party representative withdraws bill that restricted freedom of expression for clergy

Mexican legislator Arturo Ávila announced November 10, that he was withdrawing a controversial bill that sought to impose new restrictions on priests, pastors, and other religious leaders online. The decision followed an extensive consultation with representatives from across Mexico’s diverse faith communities, including Islamic, Jewish, Mormon, and Christian organizations, as well as the Catholic hierarchy. […]

Cardinal sounds alarm on ‘unprecedented’ crisis in Sudan, South Sudan

The president of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) raised alarm over the deepening humanitarian crisis in the two neighbouring countries of Sudan and South Sudan.  In his opening remarks to SSS-CBC members in the Catholic Diocese of Malakal in South Sudan, Cardinal Stephen Ameyu urged Catholic leaders to strengthen unity, foster nonviolence, and reinforce pastoral structures as […]

French Church must save young Catholics from ‘identity-based extremism’

The Archbishop of Marseilles Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline told France’s bishops not to leave the growing number of young Catholics to turn to “seductive forces that have fuelled identity-based extremism in our country.” In his first address as head of the French bishops’ conference, speaking at its autumn assembly, the cardinal proposed more profound discussions of […]

Pope Leo XIV warns about new addictions: pornography and internet abuse

Pope Leo XIV warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of excessive internet use. The Holy Father issued his warning in a video message addressed to participants in the seventh National Conference on Addictions, organized in Rome by Italy’s Presidency of the Council of Ministers. In his […]