The Alternative for Germany (AfD) have won the local elections in Saxony-Anhalt while the local church has consistently warned against the burgeoning far-right party. Although the party fell short of an outright majority in the…
AnnaStills‘Follow Me’ COMMENTARY: There is a sacrifice in answering God’s call. This is the unavoidable, personal ‘cost of discipleship.’ It demands putting Jesus before everything else.
TEMASCALCINGO, Mexico — Pyrotechnic material exploded during the festival for a patron saint in a town in Mexico State, collapsing a wall, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 64, Mexican authorities said. The…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – At the start of the 2026/2027 academic year in Cameroon, the Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt, warns against the forced boycott of schools in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions. For the…
BELGRADE, Serbia — The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, lay in state on Monday as Serbia defied European Union warnings against allowing…
From left to right: Stained glass depictions of St. James the Lesser, St. Bartholomew, and St. Matthias. Not many details are known about some of Jesus’ closest followers — here are some of their names…
From right to left: Charbel El Hage, Jimmy Chaaya, and Majd Samia. The three young adults turned their parish Bible study into the largest in the Middle East. More than 3,000 people have joined a…
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Sept. 6, 2026. The Holy Father also reflected on the importance of fraternal correction among…
Along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, three Christian villages have found themselves caught on the front line of a war they neither chose nor supported. Ain Ebel, Rmeich and Debl, known locally as the “Delta…
Romy HaberA war-damaged road leads to Christian villages in southern Lebanon. With the usual roads damaged or inaccessible, residents must travel in organized convoys through military checkpoints and Israeli-occupied territory, an ordeal some call a…