The premier aid and development organization of the Catholic Church in the United States is partnering with the U.S. government to deliver nearly a quarter-billion dollars in aid to East Africa, where nearly 70 million…
Catholic members of France’s National Assembly who vote for the country’s euthanasia and assisted-suicide bill will no longer be able to receive holy Communion, Bishop Marc Aillet of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron in southern France…
David Willey, a BBC correspondent whose career in Rome spanned more than 50 years and five papacies, died July 11 in Italy at the age of 93. From being a student taking in the pomp…
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al Zaidi has called on Iraqi Christians living abroad to return to their homeland. During a meeting with Chaldean Patriarch Paul III Nona, the prime minister said the return of…
Courtesy photosPopular Catholic speaker Paul J. Kim teaches his son Micah how to play the guitar. 5-year-old Micah Kim passed away December 31, 2025. ‘I used to teach Micah,’ Paul J. Kim reflected, ‘but now…
The pope’s representative in Great Britain is hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will visit England and “awaken the conscience of the West.” A papal visit to England is “likely, desirable, and I would even say…
At least 20 people have reportedly died in the series of landslides that swept through refugee camps and communities in southeastern Bangladesh after heavy monsoon rains last week. A Catholic charity is one of the…
Ishmael AdibuahThe Sistine Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Library, its main exhibition and historical reading room, features vaulted, frescoed ceilings. The new exhibit reflects a recent focus on promoting contemporary art at the Vatican.
Catholic and other Christian groups have expressed concern after the High Court of Chhattisgarh — a central Indian state governed by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — declined to set aside a state…
Caritas Bangladesh workers clear mud and debris beside shelters after a landslide at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in July 2026. Caritas Bangladesh is helping survivors with shelter, water, and sanitation after monsoon…