1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (166+ words) " Continue to this story on Catholic Connect CWN Editor's Note: Reflecting on synodality, the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, called for a "spiritual culture" of listening. Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferr'o, archbishop of Goa and Daman and…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (213+ words) Addressing a UN discussion of migration, a Vatican diplomat praised the Global Compact for Migration (2018) and called for "renewed collective ownership and joint implementation." "Migrants are, first and foremost, human beings whose God-given dignity, as well as fundamental human rights…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (290+ words) Addressing a conference in Tajikistan, a Vatican diplomat said that "building resilience into the world's agrifood systems is among the most urgent priorities of our time," according to a summary of his remarks by Vatican News. "The combination of merciless…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (171+ words) " Continue to this story on National Catholic Register CWN Editor's Note: In a virtual address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told participants in a recent conference that "the Catholic faith has always been part of the American story." "The first…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (185+ words) " Continue to this story on SWI swissinfo CWN Editor's Note: Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, a Swiss-born Vatican diplomat who served as an apostolic nuncio from 1996 until his retirement in 2024, died on May 12 at the age of 79. As noted in his…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1302+ words) Other Commemorations: Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Hist); Julian of Norwich, Religious (Hist) May 13, 2026 (Readings on USCCB website) Mass Propers for Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter: Alleluia Verse, John 14: 16: I will ask the Father and he…...

16+ hour, 35+ min ago  (413+ words) By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | May 12, 2026 Scandalous? Yes. Surprising? Not really. Many faithful Catholics were shocked last week when a Vatican document quoted a man who proclaimed his homosexual inclination a "gift from God." They were shocked again when…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (162+ words) The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announced today the formation of the Catholic Response for Emergencies (CR4 E), an alliance "to address in a coordinated way the humanitarian crises that mark our time." The alliance is organized by Caritas Internationalis, the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (217+ words) Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Steven Lopes of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (U. S. and Canada) as apostolic administrator of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia). Bishop Lopes will thus govern, at…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (204+ words) Pope Leo received Bishop Petar Pali" of Mostar-Duvno, the diocese in Bosnia and Herzegovina in which Medjugorje is located. Bishop Pali", who has led the diocese since 2020, is also apostolic administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan and vice president of the Bishops" Conference…...