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The temporary pause in air strikes over Kyiv this weekend masked worsening conditions for communities on the ground, says CAFOD. Henry Wilson-Smith, CAFOD's Acting Emergency Programme Manager for Ukraine says: "As Ukrainians approach a fifth winter of war, Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure have increased dramatically. Across the country people are exhausted, as they attempt to go about ... Read More

Br Nicaise Mundurame CSsR, Common Home TV Africa Bureau Chief writes: As the Democratic Republic of the Congo confronts a rapidly worsening Ebola outbreak, communities and health workers face the crisis amid conflict, displacement and an already fragile healthcare system. Since May 15, 2026, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially declared a major resurgence of Ebola vi... Read More

Pope Leo XIV met today with the Provost, Fellows, and members of Oriel College, as the constituent college of the University of Oxford celebrates its 700th anniversary. Founded in 1326 under the patronage of King Edward II, Oriel College's title is formally 'the House of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford.' It boasts among its alumni, Saint John Henry Newman, as well as two Nobel laureates. In ... Read More

The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine, headed by Dr. Ramzi Khouri, Member of the PLO Executive Committee, has issued an urgent appeal to Churches worldwide, calling for immediate action to save Christian schools in Jerusalem and safeguard the fundamental right to education of thousands of Palestinian students. The appeal comes amid the denial and non-renewal of Jerusale... Read More

Fr David Neuhaus SJ, an Israeli Jesuit priest, born in South Africa to a Jewish family writes: For many decades, Israel has been a destination for Jewish immigration. Zionism promoted Aliyah (the ascent to the land), establishing organisations and government offices to encourage Jewish immigration to Israel. For the first time in decades, the number of Jews leaving the country has far exceeded t... Read More

Forced from their church by an earthquake two months earlier, 62 young people from a small mountain community in Venezuela gathered outdoors to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. The celebratory Mass was presided over by Bishop Pablo Modesto González Pérez of La Guaira, in the square in front of the damaged Church of Our Lady of Candelaria, in the village of Tarmas. The community of Tarmas i... Read More

As the Vatican hosts a conference exploring how technology is changing art, culture, and the human mind, organizers reflect on the need for prudence when approaching the creative boost that artificial intelligence offers humanity. According to Dmitry Volkov, artificial intelligence is like a car: it enables extraordinary acceleration, but when we develop a fine car, especially a racing car, "we mu... Read More

Jerusalem's Christian schools suspended classes yesterday (1st September) after Israeli authorities failed to renew entry permits for staff from the West Bank - disrupting the new academic year for more than 8,500 students. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Brother Daoud Kassabry, headmaster of Collège des Frères in Jerusalem, warned that the failure to provide permits for more than 7... Read More

The Pope celebrated Mass at the Laudato Si' Village in Castel Gandolfo today, marking the annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the beginning of the five-week Season of Creation. In his homily the Holy Father encouraged Christians to embrace ecological conversion, transform destruction into life, and renew their commitment to caring for creation and the poor. It is not yet too la... Read More

All Christian schools in Jerusalem suspended classes today, Tuesday 1 September, at the start of the autumn term, in protest over Israel's refusal to renew entry permits for more than 70 teachers and staff from the West Bank. This is affecting more than 8,500 students. The following statement has been issued by the General Secretariat for Christian Educational Institutions in Jerusalem (English T... Read More

As rescue workers comb through mud and debris left by deadly floods and landslides, Nepal's Catholic community is mobilising aid for families who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods. Father Silas Bogati, Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN): "In some places along the Bhote Koshi River, entire villages have been wiped out. Many ho... Read More

"The latest barbaric abduction of more than 60 worshippers from a Mosque in Borgu, Niger State, and the horrific massacre of 47 innocent citizens, with another 17 people seriously injured in Ukum, Benue State, represent a further deterioration of the security situation." The bleak assessment was made by Archbishop Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, the Archbishop of Kaduna and President of the Catholic Bish... Read More

"Every day we wake up wondering which Palestinian village will be attacked next. We are exhausted. We live in fear and terror." Settler violence in the West Bank has become a daily, relentless reality. Families attacked in their homes. Farms burned. People killed. And Palestinians left defenceless with no protection and no accountability. Munther does not want to share statistics today. He is ti... Read More

Churches around the world have been praying for everyone caught up in the catastrophic floods that struck Nepal and Tibet last week. In a message sent on Thursday Pope Leo expressed his sorrow over the loss of life and widespread destruction. He commended the souls of those who died "to the clemency of the Almighty" and offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved. He also assured those affe... Read More