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The ‘Benedictine’ through-line in Leo XIV’s thinking about Vatican II
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (112+ words) necessary,” the pope said. He was speaking about Vatican II, especially in light of the momentous changes...
Vatican’s ‘Foreign Minister’ in Russia for talks
2+ week, 5+ day ago (910+ words) As the war in Ukraine continues, a senior Vatican diplomat arrived in Moscow on Monday. Archbishop...of bilateral cooperation between Russia and the Vatican, as well as interaction at multilateral forums.”...year, the pontiff noted the “great efforts” the Vatican…...
‘Preventing children from going to school is diabolical,’ says papal representative in Cameroon
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (835+ words) Students listen to the teacher in the Holy Infant high school, in Yaounde, Cameron, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Credit: Angel Ngwe/AP.) YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – At the start of the 2026/2027 academic year in Cameroon, the Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt,…...
Reporter spends the night locked inside Jerusalem’s holiest church with clergy and pilgrims
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1070+ words) Christian Orthodox pilgrims hold up candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.) JERUSALEM — The enormous doors were pushed shut, the clanking bolts…...
Top European bishop to Crux Now: Fear of immigration shows Europe’s identity crisis
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (112+ words) The president of the bishops’ conferences in the European Union (EU) has said that increasing fear and hostility towards immigrants is a sign Europe has lost a sense of what it stands for. With assisted suicide spreading across the continent…...
Monastery makeover: Nuns leave lasting legacy of service in Watertown, South Dakota
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1587+ words) The Harmony Hill campus is seen June 10, 2026, in Watertown, S.D. (Credit: Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch via AP.) Throughout their entire adult lives, the women of the Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery have served others as educators, health…...
Archbishop of Westminster joins push for international religious freedom
3+ week, 4+ day ago (677+ words) The leader of the Church England and Wales has joined a major ongoing campaign against religious discrimination around the world. Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster released a statement on Tuesday in support of Aid to the Church in Need’s (ACN)…...
Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1112+ words) A priest enters the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, northern Israel, on Aug. 6, 2026. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.) MOUNT TABOR, Israel — Sister Mayela wears her black veil and habit as she walks to work near where another Catholic nun…...
Pope prays for victims of mining disaster in CAR
2+ week, 6+ day ago (554+ words) the Angelus on Sunday, 23 August 2026. (Image ©Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV offered prayers on Sunday...
‘Their lands are coveted’: Amazon Cardinal decries violence against Indigenous peoples
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (123+ words) SÃO PAULO – The Cardinal Archbishop of Manaus has decried a startling increase in violence against indigenous persons in Brazil, as Indigenous communities face various attempts to drive them off what little they still hold of their ancient lands and further…...