THRISSUR, India — People from all walks of life paid tribute to Father Francis Alappatt, the priest-physician who galvanized public support for medical service to the poor, at a memorial gathering in Thrissur in the…
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Thousands of pro-life marchers filled the streets of Prague on Saturday, April 11, for the Czech Republicʼs annual March for Life, though organizers say police restrictions on crowd access to the…
A priest in Chicago has resigned after the archdiocese found that he misused parish funds for “personal expenses,” Cardinal Blase Cupich told parishioners this month. Cupich told St. John Henry Newman Parish in Evanston that…
Fotografando Pelo MundoInterior view of Argentina’s Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies). Bishop Juan Liébana of Chascomús, Argentina, describes the ideal profile of a politician: a person of great virtue and integrity intent on building…
Marco ManciniPope Leo XIV addresses diplomats in Algiers, Algeria, on April 13, 2026. The Pontiff called for a world order that does not exclude the vulnerable and urged leaders to serve the common good.
ALGIERS, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday on a first-ever papal visit, calling for peace and the end of “neocolonial tendencies” in world affairs, while facing an extraordinary broadside by President Donald Trump over…
Catholic bishops and U.S. elected officials have publicly criticized the president’s statements about Pope Leo XIV. President Donald Trump called Leo “weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy” in a lengthy social media post…
(ZENIT News / Rome, 04.13. 2026) – The scene is unprecedented in recent times: a US President publicly questioning the Pope in political terms, and a Pontiff who, without engaging in direct confrontation, reaffirms his…
Cardinal Robert McElroy on Saturday flatly called the U.S. war against Iran “immoral” and called on faithful citizens in the U.S. capital archdiocese “move beyond prayer” and “act” to end the bombing permanently. “As citizens…
Cardinal Robert McElroy delivers the homily at the vigil Mass for peace at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 11, 2026. The liturgy was part of a global response to…