Sathyadeepam Weekly – Page 12

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 […]

Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for peace in Ukraine

In a letter to Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, his Special Envoy to the celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of the restoration of the Latin Rite Church’s structures in Ukraine, Pope Leo XIV recalls the Church’s twentieth-century persecution and urges prayers for peace, for families, and for all those suffering because of the war. Pope Leo […]

Pope to Iraqi youth: Be Christ’s light and hope in a wounded world

Pope Leo XIV encourages young Iraqi Christians gathered in Ankawa to become missionaries of faith, love and hope, urging them to be Christ’s light and peacemakers in a land marked by conflict and instability. As young people from across Iraq gather in Ankawa, in the Archeparchy of Erbil, for their annual Youth Meeting from 8 […]

Pope Leo calls Uruguay “a Country of Young People Who have Faith”

Mortal remains of prominent Church leaders Return to Timor-Leste