News from outside of Canada.
November 1, 2025
A vibrant holiday chiefly celebrated throughout Mexico and parts of the Southwestern U.S., "El Día de los Muertos" (The Day of the Dead), is a time of profound joy, not sorrow, as it commemorates the lives of loved ones no longer here, weaving together Catholic beliefs and practices with ancient Indigenous views on the afterlife.
October 30, 2025
As a paramilitary group announced the capture of el-Fasher, the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, Catholic Church leaders amplified calls for the protection of "forgotten" civilians -- including thousands of children -- trapped in the western Sudanese city.
As St. John Henry Newman is proclaimed a doctor of the Church on Nov. 1, staff and students at his old university will be counting on a boost of confidence for Oxford’s once-excluded Catholics.
October 29, 2025
The director of apostolates for a Jamaica-based religious community serving the poor in Kingston said Oct. 28 that the Category-5 Hurricane Melissa seems to be sparing Kingston the worst of its wrath.
The world is thirsting for peace and for an end to abuses of power and indifference to the rule of law, Pope Leo XIV said at an international gathering for peace.
President Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement in Gaza was tested Oct. 28 as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to conduct strikes in Gaza as his government alleged Hamas violated a White House-backed ceasefire agreement.
The new underground metro station in Tehran, Iran, dedicated to the Virgin Mary offers an opportunity for daily commuters to reflect on God's love for all, Belgian Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of Tehran-Isfahan said.
October 24, 2025
A former Anglican bishop has urged church leaders to prepare for a surge of Catholic conversions, as a historic Vatican visit by King Charles III coincided with a deepening division in the worldwide Anglican Communion.
October 21, 2025
Amid a new and more dangerous arms race -- and the deterioration of international dialogue -- the Vatican's top diplomat to the United Nations has called for a "fundamental change in perspective" to safeguard the increasingly imperiled international community.
At first, Grace Rofa, 20, a Catholic Palestinian from Jerusalem, and Reign Arpon, 19, a Filipino member of the Hebrew-speaking Catholic community in Tel Aviv, were unsure what the Oct. 18 "Be Happy Youth Festival" would be like.
