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FABC delegates envision a synodal Church that builds bridges across Asia

On Thursday afternoon (July 23), delegates to the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) presented the fruits of their Table Conversations, offering a panoramic view of the hopes, struggles, and aspirations emerging from local Churches across the continent. Although each table reflected different national contexts and pastoral realities, a remarkable […]

Cardinal Kikuchi of Tokyo: ‘Church in Asia lives diverse realities, but one faith’

Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, Secretary General of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, reflects on the fruits of the FABC Plenary Assembly, highlighting faith, the protection of human dignity, and an urgent pastoral response to migration as shared priorities for the Church across Asia. “Through these three days, we had the opportunity to […]

Fr. Faltas: The West Bank bleeds, listen to the Pope’s appeals to stop the violence

Israel: Fr. Ibrahim Faltas, Head of Schools of the Custody of the Holy Land, deplores the situation in the West Bank and issues a warning both to those who fuel the violence and to those “who fail to intervene to stop this endless spiral.” He expresses hope that the elections announced in Israel and Palestine […]

Cardinal Tagle: Friendship reveals the face of Jesus and the Church

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and Cardinal Jose Advincula urged Catholics at the 12th Philippine Conference on the New Evangelization to embrace authentic friendship and patient accompaniment as essential paths to evangelization, Christian discipleship, and communion. Authentic friendship is not simply a human relationship but a privileged path for evangelization, one that makes the face of […]

Lavos, the most heavily bombed country in the worlding the Vietnam War, the United

“My name is Yeng-Chang Cheung-Wu. I come from Xieng Khouang Province in Laos and I work for the Mines Advisory Group. MAG is an international humanitarian organisation that clears and destroys landmines, cluster munitions and other unexploded ordnance in areas affected by conflict. We have been working in Laos for more than thirty years to […]

President Ortega of Nicaragua announces there will be ‘no more elections’

Marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Sandinista Revolution, President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega announces that there will be no more elections that would allow his opponents to try to win control of the government. The first signs came last year, when President Daniel Ortega introduced a series of constitutional reforms that, among other measures, […]

UN Report: 645 million people faced hunger in 2025

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report, prepared by five UN agencies, reveals that nearly eight percent of the world’s population experienced hunger last year and that, despite documented improvements, the phenomenon still affects nearly 650 million people worldwide. The report, prepared by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), […]

Israel prepares ‘extensive’ West Bank operation after deadly shooting near Tal

The Israeli Defence Forces are preparing an extensive operation in the West Bank following a deadly incident near the Palestinian village of Tal. Israel’s military says it is preparing an “extensive” operation in the occupied West Bank, after a shooting near the Palestinian village of Tal left six people dead. Four Palestinians and two Israelis […]