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Doctor-turned-priest brings years of medical service into ministry in Indonesia

The ordination of the 46-year-old paediatrician drew attention not only because of his unusual background, but also because it reflected a lifelong path shaped by service, faith, and quiet discernment. Priests with medical backgrounds remain rare in Indonesia, placing Fr. Yandis among a small number of Catholic clergy and religious who once pursued careers in […]

Hormuz crisis could push tens of millions of people into poverty

The UN Secretary‑General has warned that the escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz could push tens of millions of people into poverty, drive a sharp rise in global hunger and potentially tip the world toward recession. The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz could push tens of millions of people into poverty, drive […]

Vatican Observatory has asteroid named after Pope Leo XIII

The Vatican Observatory announced that four asteroids have been named after important figures in its history-including Pope Leo XIII, who re-founded the organization in 1891-in a press release published on Wednesday, April 29. All four asteroids were discovered by Lithuanian astronomer Kazimieras Černis and Vatican Observatory astronomer Father Richard P. Boyle, using the Observatory’s Vatican […]

Vatican stress solid ties after Rubio’s fence-mending visit over Trump attacks

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favour of peace” in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Both the Vatican and the U.S. State Department stressed that Rubio’s meeting with Leo and the Vatican’s top diplomat underscored strong bilateral ties. Those relations, though, have been strained over Trump’s repeated […]

Pope Leo to visit France in September, French bishops announce

Ahead of the first anniversary of his election to the chair of St. Peter, it was announced that Pope Leo XIV is officially expected to visit France in late September, the French Bishop’s conference confirmed May 6. During the visit, French bishops suggested Pope Leo will travel to Paris and to the Marian Sanctuary of Our Lady of […]

Two Vatican dicasteries jointly release document On integral ecology in family life

The Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life have jointly published a new document offering guidelines for families related to the care for creation and human life. The 79-page document, titled “Integral Ecology in the Life of the Family,” draws from the principles of Pope Francis’ post-synodal […]

New York renamed a street to honour Servant of God Dorothy Day

A street corner in Brooklyn, New York, is now honouring Catholic social activist and journalist Servant of God Dorothy Day. The intersection of Pineapple and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights was renamed to “Dorothy Day Way” on May 2. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Chicago, Day was baptized Episcopalian at the age of 12. […]

US diocese to build shrine for Venerable Fr. Tolton, first US Black priest

Venerable Father Augustine Tolton-the first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States-surmounted racial tensions and divisions that marked the country in the 19th century and lived a full life serving the Church and its faithful, while being loved by many.  Fr. Tolton was born into slavery in 1854 in Missouri. When he was still a […]