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"I have two words of advice for you: make a mess and respect your elders!" Pope Francis told the huge crowd of young people gathered at the Congress Centre in Dili, for his last public event in East Timor on Wednesday. In his address, the Pope noted that young people make up a clear majority of the population of 1.4 million, of whom over 95% are Catholic, praising their enthusiasm in living the fa... Read More

Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday for his three-day visit. On Tuesday he celebrated an open-ai Mass in Taci Tolu, attended by about 600,000 people - or nearly half of the country's population. A traditional Timorese dance opened the celebration of Mass. Then, as evening fell, the Pope delivered a homily in Spanish, pausing to allow a Timorese priest to translate his words section by se... Read More

Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is appealing for help after catastrophic floods engulfed vast swathes of a city in northern Nigeria still reeling from militant Islamist attacks. More than 200,000 people have been displaced from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, according to latest reports from Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency, and many others - including childre... Read More

Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) mourns the tragic killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old unarmed US peace activist, by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during a weekly protest against increased Israeli settlements in the West Bank town of Beita. According to eyewitness accounts, the shooting took place 30 minutes after the protest had disbanded. Aysenur, along with other international volu... Read More

Today, Tuesday, September 10, 2024, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, paid a solidarity visit to the Latin parish of Jenin, and assessed the damage caused by the recent ten-day military operation that took place in the city. Accompanied by Mgr William Shomali, General Vicar, along with several priests, Mr Sami El-Yousef, the CEO of the Patriarchate, and ... Read More

Around ten thousand young people welcomed Pope Francis to Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby this morning - the final event of his visit to Papua New Guinea. After celebrating Mass privately, the Holy Father Francis had said goodbye to the staff and benefactors of the Apostolic Nunciature in Port Moresby. He then transferred by car to Sir John Guise Stadium for the meeting with young people. U... Read More

More than 20,000 local Catholics gathered in the Sir John Guise Stadium yesterday, some arriving as early as 2am, to secure a spot at Sunday Mass with the Holy Father. Many had walked for days from remote parts of the country, to reach Port Moresby in time for this special event. As the Pope entered the stadium he was greeted with joyous traditional singing and dancing. In his homily, the Pope ref... Read More

Priests from Burkina Faso have given heart-rending testimony about the suffering in their communities after hundreds of people were massacred in the conflict-ridden country. Extremist groups controlling around 40 percent of Burkina Faso's territory now are as dangerous as Boko Haram was in Nigeria, according to Father Bertin Namboho, bursar of Nouna Diocese, western Burkina Faso. Speaking with Ca... Read More

CSW is calling for the Nicaraguan government to provide evidence of proof of life and free two Roman Catholic lay leaders detained on 10 August 2024. Carmen María Sáenz Martinez, age 49, and Lesbia del Socorro Gutiérrez Poveda, age 58, were not included in the group of the 135 political prisoners expatriated from Nicaragua to Guatemala on 5 September. Both women worked with the Matagalpa Dioce... Read More

On Sunday, September 8, 2024, the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mgr Rafiq Nahra, Patriarchal Vicar of Galilee, presided over an Investiture Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The Mass marked the transition of three postulants: Elise Helou from Lebanon, Dalin Maqbaa from Nazareth, and Sara Shehatit from Jordan, into the novitiate phase and their in... Read More

Pope Francis began his first full day in Papua New Guinea by meeting with the nation's authorities, representatives of civil society, and the diplomatic corps at APEC House in the capital Port Moresby. The Governor General of Papua New Guinea, Sir Bob Bofend Dadae, welcomed the Pope, recalling the history of the Catholic Church in the country and the contribution it has made and continues to make ... Read More

The Grotto at Lourdes was flooded on Friday night and Saturday morning after the entire Hautes-Pyrénées region was hit by heavy rains. The river Gave, that flows through Lourdes, is reported to have risen by ten feet in a short period of time. "Sudden rise in the waters of the Gave de Pau flooded the Grotto and the Sanctuary" the Sanctuary stated today on X (Twitter) A notice on its website tod... Read More

Pope Francis has arrived in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. His Indonesia Airlines plane touched down at 19:10 local time on Friday 6 September, beginning the second leg of his 45th Apostolic Journey abroad. He will be spending three days in this large but sparsely inhabited nation of thundering rivers and waterfalls, snow-capped mountains, spouting volcanoes, thick forests and beautiful ocean. Th... Read More

How can Catholics accompany transgender people? What should parents do if their child identifies as trans? In this first episode of the brand new season of Into the Truth podcast, renowned Catholic speaker and author of the book 'Male, Female, Other?' Jason Evert explores common questions related to gender theory. Drawing on conversations with countless young people who identify as trans and pare... Read More