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Adoratrices Sisters Inaugurate New Home in Phnom Penh

On March 20, 2026, the Adoratrices Sisters (Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity) reached a significant milestone with the inauguration of their new permanent home in Phnom Penh. The blessing ceremony was led by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, and Coadjutor Bishop Pierre Suon Hangly, joined by local authorities and […]

Philippine Bishops: Intensify Prayer and Pastoral Care for Filipinos Working in Middle East

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), through its Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ECMI), has issued an urgent appeal for intensified prayers and pastoral support for Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) caught in the ongoing Middle East conflict. Commission Chairman Bishop Mesiona highlighted that ordinary civilians and vulnerable […]

Global Push to Lock Kids out of‘Dangerous’ Social Media

Indonesia has become the latest nation to block children under 16 from social media, following pioneering bans in Australia and Malaysia. This regional crackdown aims to protect underdeveloped minds from online abuse, pornography, and addictive algorithms. Communications Minister Meutya Hafid emphasizes that the government is intervening so parents no longer face the “giants of algorithm-driven […]

Amazonia and the Moral Imagination of Our Time

In a recent message to the VI Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of Amazonia (CEAMA) in Bogotá, Pope Leo XIV posed a radical question inspired by the prophet Isaiah: “Something new is being born—can you not see it?” Amidst a global landscape defined by relentless news cycles, unresolved wars, and cascading crises, the Pope challenges […]

Cambodia: Drinking Problem, Adolescents and Youth Badly Affected

Cambodia faces a severe and largely unregulated alcohol crisis, according to experts from the Cambodian People Centre for Development and Peace and Caritas. Yong Kim Eng and Father Conroy highlight a troubling lack of oversight, noting there is no minimum legal drinking age and no license required to sell alcohol. This accessibility allows consumption to […]

Pope Leo XIV opens the judicial year of the Vatican Tribunal

 Pope Leo XIV in his first address to the Vatican judiciary, noted that authentic justice cannot be based simply on positive law, but must rather be understood as the “exercise of an ordered form of charity”. Drawing heavily on the teachings of St. Augustine, Pope Leo said justice is a cardinal virtue that lies at […]

Pope assures Archbishop of Canterbury:  Dialogue ‘in truth and love‘

Pope Leo XIV sends a message to Archbishop Sarah Mullally on the occasion of her installation, recalling the progress and challenges in Catholic–Anglican relations. The Archbishop’s installation ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral took place on 25 March 2026 Pope Leo XIV has sent a message to Sarah Mullally on the occasion of her installation as Archbishop of Canterbury, […]

Religions can Coexist and Promote Peace in a Radicalized World: Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV praises the work of the Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa to foster fraternity between Christians and Muslims, saying that their common witness shows how religions can work together to promote peace and the common good. “In a world increasingly marked by religious radicalization, division, and conflict, your common witness shows that […]