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Vatican News · Holy See Press Office · L'Osservatore Romano · Diocese of São José dos Campos- 03 discussCatholic Life22h ago
Eugenio Murrali talks to Franco Nembrini about his book on St. Francis of Assisi.
L'Osservatore Romano
Eugenio Murrali talks to Franco Nembrini about his book on St. Francis of Assisi. The book is featured in L'Osservatore Romano.
SourcesL'Osservatore Romano
- 04 discussVaticanNew58m ago
Pope Leo XIV met with the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV met with the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. He encouraged the Church to help families affected by drug abuse, violence, and poverty. The meeting aimed to address the pain of substance abuse in families.
SourcesVatican News
- 05 discussChurch & StateUpdated22m ago
Anna Medeossi has been entrusted with the care of Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria.
7 sources·15 reports·Vatican NewsDiocese of São José dos Campos
Anna Medeossi has been entrusted with the care of Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria. She is the first woman to hold this position. Medeossi spoke about her story of encounter, faith, and listening at the Rimini Meeting.
- 06 discussCatholic Life22h ago
Chinese priests and religious sisters offered prayer and fasting for the sick during spiritual retreats.
Agenzia Fides
Chinese priests and religious sisters offered prayer and fasting for the sick during spiritual retreats. The retreat was led by Fr John Baptist Zhang and attended by Bishop Antonio Dang Mingyan. The participants reflected on their personal relationship with God and their journey of renewed conversion.
SourcesAgenzia Fides
The Church throughout the world
The five parts the Annuario Pontificio counts, and in each of them only publishers who speak from it: a bishops' conference, a diocese, a Catholic paper of that place. An agency reporting about a continent from another one is in the wire below, not here.
- Africa ACI Africa · Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference · Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference
- America National Catholic Reporter · Global Sisters Report
- Asia Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt · Diocese of Bà Ria · LiCAS News
- Europe Církev.cz · La Croix
- Oceania The Catholic Leader · Catholic Outlook
Thursday, August 27
38 stories · 2 corroborated- 01 discussReligious OrdersNew3h ago
Women religious in Colombia make pleas for aid on social media after a deadly earthquake left convents and ministry in ruins.
2 sources·National Catholic ReporterGlobal Sisters Report
Women religious in Colombia make pleas for aid on social media after a deadly earthquake left convents and ministry in ruins. The nuns are using social media to ask for help. The earthquake caused destruction in Colombia.
- 02 discussChurch & StateNew22m ago
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, called for a binding international ban on autonomous lethal weapons.
3 sources·4 reports·Vatican NewsDiocese of HallamTK KBS
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, called for a binding international ban on autonomous lethal weapons. He warned against allowing algorithms to infantilize societies. The cardinal spoke to Christian lawmakers and political leaders in Assisi.
- 04 discussBishopsNew1h ago
The Synod of the Syro-Malabar Major Archepiscopal Church has elected Rev. Thomas Animoottil as auxiliary bishop of Kottayam.
Holy See Press Office
The Synod of the Syro-Malabar Major Archepiscopal Church has elected Rev. Thomas Animoottil as auxiliary bishop of Kottayam. He was born on January 13, 1962, in Payyavoor, Kerala, India. He has served in various roles in his archeparchy, including parish priest, secretary to the bishop, and vicar forane. He has also served in the Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago in the United States.
SourcesHoly See Press Office
- 10 discussCatholic LifeNew2h ago
Metropolitan Archbishop Adam Szal renewed the Jasnogórskie Śluby Narodu Polskiego in Komańcza.
Vatican News
Metropolitan Archbishop Adam Szal renewed the Jasnogórskie Śluby Narodu Polskiego in Komańcza. The main celebrations took place at Jasna Góra. The renewal marked 70 years since the vows were first made.
SourcesVatican News
- 12 discussVaticanNew2h ago
Církev.cz
Arcibiskup Paul Richard Gallagher jednal v Moskvě s ruským ministrem zahraničí Sergejem Lavrovem. Hovořili o válce na Ukrajině, humanitárních otázkách i situaci katolické církve v Rusku. Gallagher zdůraznil, že konflikt nelze vyřešit vojenskými prostředky a je třeba vytvořit podmínky pro politický a diplomatický proces.
SourcesCírkev.cz
- 15 discussLife & FamilyNew3h ago
Vatican News publishes Cultura da Vida, a space for in-depth discussion on human dignity and family.
Vatican News
Vatican News publishes Cultura da Vida, a space for in-depth discussion on human dignity and family. The 35th meeting discusses the normalization of abortion through the dehumanization of the unborn. Marlon and Ana Carolina Derosa, professors of bioethics, lead the discussion.
SourcesVatican News
- 17 discussChurch & StateNew3h ago
Circa 120 persone hanno lasciato Beirut dirette oltre confine.
Vatican News
Circa 120 persone hanno lasciato Beirut dirette oltre confine. Dall'inizio dei programmi di rimpatrio assistito sono quasi 84 mila i siriani rientrati dal Libano.
SourcesVatican News
- 22 discussReligious OrdersNew3h ago
ACI Stampa
The city is a hub for commerce and preaching. San Francesco's journey took place around 1215.
SourcesACI Stampa
- 24 discussCatholic LifeNew4h ago
The Church remembers Santa Monica, mother of St. Augustine, on August 27.
Vatican News
The Church remembers Santa Monica, mother of St. Augustine, on August 27. She found strength in prayer and God's word. She had a mystical experience in Ostia Tiberina before her death.
SourcesVatican News
- 27 discussEducationNew4h ago
The Irish Catholic
The Irish Catholic publishes letters on Catholic schools, animal exports, and social cohesion. The letters discuss AI usage in Catholic schools. The Irish Catholic has covered AI in education.
SourcesThe Irish Catholic
- 33 discussCatholic LifeNew2h ago
Agenzia SIR·Perspective
Santa Monica is an example of Christian motherhood, patience and spiritual tenacity. Her life is intertwined with that of Sant’Agostino. She shows how a woman’s perseverance can have a profound impact.
SourcesAgenzia SIR
Wednesday, August 26
19 stories · none yet corroborated- 03 discussCatholic LifeNew4h ago
The Irish Catholic
Over 120 young adults gathered for a faith event in Cork. Church leaders say renewal must take root in parish communities. A "real spiritual hunger" is emerging in Ireland.
SourcesThe Irish Catholic
- 04 discussDiocesesNew4h ago
The Irish Catholic
Dublin Archdiocese has launched a new resource to help parish and diocesan pastoral councils adopt a more prayerful, discernment-based approach. The resource, titled Becoming a Synodal Pastoral Council, was developed by the Archdiocese's Mission and Ministry Team. It aims to help pastoral councils make decisions using a synodal model of working.
SourcesThe Irish Catholic
- 06 discussCatholic LifeNew4h ago
The Irish Catholic
Guadalupe Missions visits Ireland and NI on a week-long trip. The American non-profit brings the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe to parishes, schools, and Catholic groups. Founder Scott Watts notices an increase in interest among younger people.
SourcesThe Irish Catholic
- 15 discussChurch & StateNew5h ago
The Irish Catholic
The Church in the Central African Republic mourns the deaths of over 100 people after an artisanal gold mine collapsed. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bouar, Msgr Miroslaw Gucwa, issued a statement. The government has closed the site.
SourcesThe Irish Catholic
- 16 discussReligious FreedomNew5h ago
The Irish Catholic
Indigenous student-leaders and young people rallied in Bangladesh to protest the government's failure to protect indigenous peoples and religious minorities. The protest followed an incident in which a mob attacked a Christian village. The Bangladesh Christian Association organized a protest rally and demonstration procession in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka.
SourcesThe Irish Catholic
- 18 discussReligious OrdersNew5h ago
Agência Ecclesia
Padre Leonel Claro, a Comboni missionary, spent 20 years in Chad. He was ordained in 1989 and worked in Chad from 1994 to 2004 and again from 2006 to 2025.
SourcesAgência Ecclesia
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