10+ hour, 18+ min ago  (776+ words) Something shifted in India's parliament on April 16, 2026, and it deserves more attention than it has received. Lawmakers introduced the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill " the legislation needed to finally operationalize the 2023 Women's Reservation Act, which had been gathering dust ever since it…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (228+ words) Nuno da Silva Gon'alves SJ On March 28, 2026, Pope Leo XIV traveled to the Principality of Monaco on his second apostolic journey, his first to Europe outside of Italy. With an area of 2. 02 square kilometers and a population of approximately 39, 000, of…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (503+ words) A top Philippine Catholic bishop has called on the Church to practice austerity and become a "Church of the Poor" as the world faces an economic crisis amid tensions in the Middle East. Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (591+ words) Tensions between lay Catholics and Church leaders in Indonesia's Papua have further risen after Archbishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi of Merauke warned that lay groups who regularly protest at churches would "perish." The prelate was responding to weekly demonstrations against him…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (774+ words) Too many people have wounded hearts, and it is the job of Catholic educators to help heal them, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston said on April 7 in a keynote opening the National Catholic Educational Association convention. NCEA 2026 marked the first…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (553+ words) Courtney Mares, OSV News Pope Leo XIV offered Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square Sunday proclaiming that with Christ's resurrection death has been conquered forever and no longer has power over us. Today all of creation is resplendent with new…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (658+ words) Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service God's love is stronger than any evil, capable of driving out hatred and bringing down the mighty, Pope Leo XIV said. Man can kill the body, but the life of the God of love is…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (654+ words) God's love is stronger than any evil, capable of "driving out hatred" and "bringing down the mighty," Pope Leo XIV said. "Man can kill the body, but the life of the God of love is eternal life, which transcends death…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (71+ words) ucanews. com Easter is the anniversary celebration of your new birth in Christ through Baptism. It is the day on which eternal life became available to you through his Resurrection. It is the day you renew your commitment to living…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (443+ words) Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp has'thrown a liturgical and canonical grenade into the sanctuary. By announcing his intent to ordain married men "viri probati" by 2028, he isn't just asking for a conversation. He is setting a deadline. For a Church…...