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'Let us be clear: this war must end,' Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow

'Let us be clear: this war must end,' Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 27, 2026

The Vatican foreign minister urged Russian officials to end their war with Ukraine and to begin negotiations with the help of the international community.
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade

Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade

Ruadhán Jones · August 25, 2026

Baptisms in the Catholic Church in Ireland have fallen by almost a third since 2015, with just one Irish diocese seeing any positive change, a new report shows.
Venezuelan archbishop says hope endures as Church rebuilds from catastrophic quakes

Venezuelan archbishop says hope endures as Church rebuilds from catastrophic quakes

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 25, 2026

Venezuelan Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate of Valencia had just finished celebrating Mass on the Feast of St. John the Baptist when the unthinkable happened.
Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope's visit and remain masked indefinitely

Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope's visit and remain masked indefinitely

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 24, 2026

All mosaics by disgraced priest Father Marko Rupnik adorning the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes will be covered ahead of Pope Leo XIV's September visit and will remain covered indefinitely.
Bogotá archdiocese launches 'spiritual first aid' mission to quake-hit cities

Bogotá archdiocese launches 'spiritual first aid' mission to quake-hit cities

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 20, 2026

Dozens of clergy from the Archdiocese of Bogotá embarked on a five-day pastoral mission to cities in Colombia devastated by the Aug. 10 earthquake.
Faith carries Catholics who lost family on 9/11

Faith carries Catholics who lost family on 9/11

25 years since terror attacks on U.S.

Simone Orendain · August 19, 2026

Joseph Connor had his back turned to the large window of his 36th floor office when he “suddenly more felt than heard” the massive impact of a commercial jet slamming into the north tower of the World Trade Center half a kilometre away on Sept. 11, 2001.
Pope Leo offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90

Pope Leo offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 18, 2026

Pope Leo XIV sent condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed more than 90 people.
Pope Leo night packs White Sox stadium

Pope Leo night packs White Sox stadium

OSV News · August 13, 2026

White Sox baseball fans sporting custom-designed black and gold mitre-style hats celebrated Pope Leo XIV, a fellow diehard Sox fan, at a Pope-themed game in Chicago Aug. 11.
Jordan prepares for 2,000th anniversary of Christ's Baptism in 2030

Jordan prepares for 2,000th anniversary of Christ's Baptism in 2030

Dale Gavlak · August 13, 2026

Jordan announced the start of its preparations for the historic 2,000th anniversary of the Baptism of Jesus Christ in 2030 at the site where it took place at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, also known as Al-Maghtas.
Desecration of Madrid tabernacles, relic prompts court filing by Christian legal group

Desecration of Madrid tabernacles, relic prompts court filing by Christian legal group

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 13, 2026

A non-profit foundation comprised of Spanish Christian lawyers announced it has filed a formal court complaint following an apparent church robbery that led to the desecration of two tabernacles and a relic of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in Madrid.