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Huge fire in Bangkok bar kills more than 27

A huge fire in a Bangkok bar killed at least 27 people and injured dozens, officials and witnesses said July 13, the deadliest such incident in Thailand for almost two decades. People ran screaming out of the venue on the outskirts of the Thai capital on Sunday evening as flames shot out of the entrance, […]

Floods in Myanmar displace thousands amid ongoing military strikes

Flash floods triggered by days of torrential rain have displaced thousands of people across Myanmar, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis as the military continues airstrikes in conflict-hit areas and ethnic tensions deepen. Heavy rains since early this month have caused major rivers in southern, central, and western Myanmar to overflow, inundating low-lying towns and […]

Why ‘child worship’ is failing Filipino youth and society

The Philippine Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (RA 9344) shifted the legal framework for minors from punitive to restorative. By exempting children 15 years old and younger from criminal liability, the state aimed to protect developing brains from the horrors of the adult penal system, opting for rehabilitation over retribution. Here in Northern […]

Pope to Asia’s Church: Be builders of communion

In a Letter to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, his Special Envoy to the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), to be held in Jakarta from 20 to 26 July, Pope Leo XIV urges the Church in Asia to place God “on the horizon of our actions and the human person at […]

How a group of Boston Franciscan friars brings dignity  and coffee – to the unhoused

Capuchin Mobile Ministries not only offers spiritual care and food to unhoused people in the Boston area, but it also aims to provide something that can be particularly hard to find for those experiencing homelessness: relationships.  Three times a week, a van with a mix of a Capuchin Franciscan friar or two, lay chaplains and […]

Vatican unveils agenda for global family summit marking ‘Amoris Laetitia’ anniversary

The Vatican has released the framework for a fall meeting with the heads of Eastern Catholic Churches and presidents of bishops’ conferences, marking the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia and focusing on the Church’s pastoral approach to families. The Oct. 7-14 gathering is intended “to proceed, in mutual listening, to a synodal discernment on the steps to be taken in order […]

France’s traditionalist Catholics rally behind Pope Leo XIV after SSPX schism

French Catholics attached to the traditional Latin Mass but loyal to Rome are expressing deep sadness after the Society of St. Pius X consecrated four bishops without papal approval, prompting the Vatican to declare the group in schism and excommunicate six SSPX bishops. The events occurred just as French traditionalist Catholics were actively mobilizing to welcome […]

As Pope Leo faces SSPX schism, a Minnesota church merges old customs with fidelity

Fr. John Ubel, pastor of the Church of St. Agnes, wears the traditional biretta hat and vestments as he sits between altar servers during one of the Catholic parish’s Latin Masses in St. Paul, Minn., June 28, 2026. With incense wafting to an elevated pulpit and 13 altar boys looking on, the priest at the […]