Pope appoints Mangalore priest as ‘Chaplain to His Holiness’

Pope Francis has appointed Mangalore diocesan priest Father Alfred Rayan D’Souza as “Chaplain to His Holiness. A Chaplain of His Holiness is a priest to whom the Pope has granted this title. They are addressed as monsignor and have certain privileges, such as regards ecclesiastical dress. Presently, Father D’Souza is serving as second secretary at the Apostolic Nunciature in the Republic of Croatia. He hails from Pangala in Udupi district.

Spanish bishops speak out after leaks of their meeting with Leo XIV

The executive committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) meeting in Madrid this week, issued an official statement regarding the leaks

Thousands convene in Assisi to pray before bones of St. Francis on first day of historic viewing

Hundreds of pilgrims lined up before dawn on Sunday to be among the first to pray before the exposed relics of St. Francis in his

Tex-Mex border bishops say ‘Our role is to be pastors’

A group of bishops from the Texas-Mexico border region, informally known as the “Tex-Mex bishops” met in El Paso, Texas on Friday to discuss immigration

Ukraine four years on: ‘It is a living paschal story’

Four years ago on February 24, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine-scaling up on an already intense conflict that had begun eight years prior.

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