MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea — Pope Leo XIV urged Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday to work for justice and to close the gap “between the privileged and the disadvantaged” as he opened a day drawing attention to the…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released a report on Tuesday that found approximately 7,900 migrants died or went missing in 2025, bringing the total since 2014 to over 80,000 deaths. “With more than 80,000…
Married women’s birth rates fell from about 87.4 per 1,000 in 2017 to 80.8 in 2020, before edging up slightly by 2023. CDC data shows overall births falling, but the real concern is a decline…
At least six people have been injured in attacks on Indigenous Christians and Hindus in Bangladesh. Trees in a Catholic cemetery were also cut down, and a Hindu temple was destroyed in the attack. The violence took…
Rome remembered Pope Francis’ legacy one year after his death with a Mass on Tuesday at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where the late pontiff is buried. The same day, while en route to…
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday warned against invoking God to justify oppression and violence, telling civil authorities and diplomats in Equatorial Guinea that “his holy name must not be profaned by…
Issouf SanogoHeadquarters building of Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mining, Industry, and Energy. Under Spanish sovereignty for nearly two centuries, Spain’s legacy in Equatorial Guinea endures to this day.
Daniel Ibanez/CNAPope Francis kisses a baby during his weekly General Audience May 10, 2023. On the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death, we remember the late pontiff and some of the most significant moments of…
The president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym), Archbishop Luis Argüello, addressed the problem of polarization and its effects as he opened the bishops’ 129th plenary assembly. In addition to offering…
Dr. Philippe Charlier examines human bones at the Biblical School of Jerusalem. French physician Philippe Charlier, the ‘Hercule Poirot of forensic science’ was able to reconstruct the face of Mary Magdalene and is currently researching…