17+ hour, 38+ min ago   (612+ words) Pope Leo XIV addressed a Vatican conference on the New Age of Martyrs, noting that over 1,700 Christians from various denominations have been killed for their faith since the turn of the century. The sweeping scope of the Vatican's initiative marks…...

19+ hour, 30+ min ago   (291+ words) Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28 France visit sheds military honours and state dinners as the Elysee denies tension over protocol trimmed by Rome. Pope Leo XIV's state visit to France from 25 to 28 September will proceed without the full apparatus of republican…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (191+ words) St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church in Warwick, Bermuda, is marking 400 years with a series of services, though dates and a schedule are not yet published. St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church in Warwick, Bermuda, is commemorating its 400th anniversary with…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (348+ words) Orthodox Christians worldwide observe the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne on September 9, maintaining ancient traditions of rest and family veneration. Orthodox Christian communities globally are observing the feast day of Saints Joachim and Anne on September 9, honoring the parents…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (295+ words) In a significant diplomatic maneuver under the Sino-Vatican provisional agreement, Pope Leo XIV has officially consecrated Andrea Ding Yang as the new Archbishop of Chongqing. In a landmark diplomatic and spiritual transition, Andrea Ding Yang was officially consecrated as the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (230+ words) Cardinal Onaiyekan argued that while digital communication has completely revolutionised how information is recorded and retrieved, the sudden explosion of artificial intelligence has made the future of knowledge increasingly unpredictable. He stated that the Church cannot afford to be a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (521+ words) Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa launches the Within Your Gates forum in Jerusalem, uniting scholars and faith leaders on the city's path to peace. JERUSALEM — Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, formally launched a new research forum on Sunday dedicated to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (302+ words) The September 8 feast of the Nativity of Mary bridges rigid theological doctrine and ancient cultural superstitions across the global Orthodox diaspora. September 8 marks the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, known throughout Romanian tradition as Sfânta Maria Mică, standing as the…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (322+ words) During a General Audience, Pope Leo XIV called on the Catholic Church to abandon passivity and actively confront global injustice, poverty, and ecological crises. The Pope’s audience inaugurated a new catechetical series reflecting on the foundational 1965 Second Vatican Council document,…...