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As the ongoing mental health crisis presents a significant pastoral challenge for the Church, US Bishop John Dolan of Phoenix calls for true support for people, rather than oversimplifications or quick solutions.
The island’s eastern coast was badly hit in late November, causing hundreds of casualties and displacing thousands of people.
The Archbishop of Lubumbashi and President of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), Fulgence Muteba, reflects on how Pope Leo’s strong appeal for a “disarmed and disarming” peace has been received in the country, the experience of the Jubilee of Hope in his diocese, and his wishes for the coming year.
Large screens around the Vatican display photos and messages of Pope Leo XIV as part of a Christmas initiative promoted by the Dicastery for Communication in collaboration with Selfiestreet, running through December 31.
The leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces has rejected the possibility of reaching a political solution to end the brutal civil his army is waging against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The Congregation of Missions and the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul carries out a mission in Russia to offer a silent witness, sharing a small seed of hope and a place where people may find shelter.
Pope Leo XIV meets with mayors from across Italy, calling on them to promote “authentically human relationships” in order to combat gambling and other forms of loneliness.
Pope Leo XIV encourages pilgrims from a parish in Spain to follow the witness of their namesake, St. Thomas of Villanova, in his love for the poor, profound interior life, tireless work, and apostolic zeal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is holding talks with former U.S. President Donald Trump at his Florida residence, as part of renewed efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Citizens in the Central African Republic are choosing representatives at the presidential, legislative, regional, and municipal levels in an election marked by controversy.
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul run the Orphanage of the Holy Family in Bethlehem, where children up to the age of 6 who have been orphaned or abandoned are welcomed. “Here we celebrate the living Jesus every day. We welcome Christ into our arms, because these children have been rejected by society,” says one of the sisters
In his homily during Mass in the papal basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls, Cardinal James Harvey reaffirms the central theme of the Jubilee: a trusting confidence capable of passing through history without succumbing to “naïve optimism.”