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Catholic diocese in Cameroon frees 29 inmates who couldn’t afford bail
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (694+ words) Flag of Cameroon. (Credit: Pixabay.) YAOUND, Cameroon " Twenty-nine inmates from the Buea Central Prison in Cameroon regained their freedom Tuesday following the intervention of Bishop Michael Bibi of Buea, through the Justice and Peace Commission. The Church achieved the feat…...
Leo XIV’s speech to diplomats a seminar in St. Augustine
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1084+ words) If there is one line to take from Leo XIV's first "state of the world" address to "diplomats accredited to the Holy See, it is this: "Seeking only immanent goods undermines that "tranquility of order', which, for Augustine, constitutes the…...
Leo XIV: Sistine Chapel baptisms, Angelus prayers for Mideast peace & condemnation of Russian attacks
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (737+ words) Pope Leo XIV baptizes infants inside the Sistine Chapel during Mass for the Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media). ROME " Pope Leo XIV Sunday resumed the tradition of baptizing infants in the Sistine Chapel on the feast…...
Latin American Churches manifest support to the Venezuelan bishops and people
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (771+ words) A couple sits on a bench at a viewpoint of the U.S. embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Cristian Hernandez/AP.) S'O PAULO, Brazil " The U.S. invasion of Venezuela, which resulted in the seizure of then-President Nicol's Maduro and his wife,…...
Cardinal Pell is three years dead, but ‘Demos’ lives
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1091+ words) Australian Cardinal George Pell in Rome on May 20, 2021. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Australian Cardinal George Pell died three years ago on January 10, 2023. On Friday evening in Rome, in the Domus Australia, a Requiem Mass was held for him. Pell was…...
Families face crucial challenges today, including the right to life, Pope Leo tells diplomats
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (745+ words) Pope Leo meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican on Jan. 9, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) In his address to the diplomats accredited to the Holy See on Jan. 9, Pope Leo XVI spoke about…...
Pope to visit Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands, cardinal says
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (316+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves people at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) ROME " Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with…...
Persecution against Christians needs to be addressed, Pope Leo tells Vatican diplomats
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (541+ words) Pope Leo meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican on Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Speaking to diplomats in the Vatican on Friday, Pope Leo XIV said the persecution of Christians remains "one…...
Bishops and government of Spain reach new agreement to compensate sex abuse victims
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (718+ words) The president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Luis Arguello, centre and Jesus Diaz Sariego, President of Spain's Conference of Religious Orders, left, take part in a press conference in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Credit: Paul White/AP.) BARCELONA, Spain " On…...
Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (352+ words) From left, Cardinals Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Stefen Brislin and Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio arrive at a press conference at the end of Pope Leo XIV's first Extraordinary Consistory, a special formal assembly convening the College of Cardinals from around…...