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U.S. sends emergency response teams to Venezuela after massive Earthquake

The Trump administration is deploying U.S. emergency response teams to Venezuela in the wake of two high-magnitude earthquakes as local Catholic leaders mobilizes the Church’s support network.  “Weʼre already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County [Virginia] and Los Angeles,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “There will be some others weʼll add,” Rubio […]

Pope Leo XIV: The Eucharist is a powerful antidote to division

Pope Leo XIV said that the Eucharist is a “powerful antidote” to division in the world, calling on Catholics to “draw with faith from this source of divine life” and to allow themselves “to be transformed by the mystery we celebrate”. Thus, by incorporating us into Christ, the Eucharist teaches us to adopt the very […]

Church leaders gather in Rome to prepare for Synod Assemblies of 2027-2028

The General Secretariat of the Synod announces that leaders of the Church’s continental bodies are gathering in Rome to assess progress in implementing the Synod on Synodality and to prepare for the ecclesial Assemblies of 2027–2028. The heads of the Church’s continental bodies have gathered in Rome this week for three days of meetings dedicated […]

Vatican Dicastery: Layperson cannot deliver homily at Mass

The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments responds to a request made by the German Bishops, denying their petition for a layperson to preach the homily during Mass, even in exceptional cases, stating that the proclamation of the Word in the liturgical celebration is inseparable from the mission received sacramentally. The […]

Pope to WFP: Conflicts are ‘fed’ more readily than people are nourished

Pope Leo XIV visits the UN World Food Programme headquarters in Rome and insists that food, water, and healthcare cannot be subordinated to geopolitical interests, calling for nations to work together with renewed multilateralism.  “Together, we share the urgent task of confronting hunger and malnutrition, while also tackling the underlying structural causes that sustain them. […]

Patriarchs of Jerusalem visit Gaza’s wounded faithful

Amid the rubble and suffering of a population exhausted by war, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch begin meeting with clergy, religious communities, local Christian families, and people affected by the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Starting on June 22, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, […]

A Family Where Faith Inspired Six Sisters to Religious Life

In the mist-covered hills of Venappara in Kerala, the Kallidukkil family became a remarkable witness to faith and vocation. Thomas and Thresiamma Kallidukkil raised their ten children in a home where daily prayer was as natural as breathing. Before dawn each day, the family gathered before their altar for the rosary, Scripture reading, and hymns. […]

Over 800 Youth Join ANUBHAV 2026 Retreats in Jalandhar Diocese

More than 800 young people from across the Diocese of Jalandhar took part in ANUBHAV 2026, a series of ICYM Pro-Life Youth Retreats aimed at deepening faith, promoting Christian values, and encouraging spiritual renewal among youth. The retreats were organized by the Youth Commission of the Diocese of Jalandhar under the leadership of Fr. Jibin, […]