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Talitha Kum Youth Ambassador: ‘Use all platforms to end trafficking'
Posted on 02/6/2026 09:23 AM ()
Hailing from the southern African nation of Botswana, Lone Botshelo is in Rome to participate in an international gathering organized by the "Talitha Kum" anti-trafficking network as it prepares to mark the annual "International Day of Awareness and Prayer Against Human Trafficking" on 8 February.
Scores killed and injured in suicide attack at Islamabad mosque
Posted on 02/6/2026 07:55 AM ()
At least 31 people die, and some 170 others suffer injury in a suicide attack during Friday prayers in a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.
Major Superiors meet in Angola: Consecrated Life walks with the local Church
Posted on 02/6/2026 07:34 AM ()
The Regional Conference of Major Superiors of Southern Africa (RCMSSA) has concluded its Second General Assembly in Luanda, Angola, marking a renewed commitment to unity, mission, and collaboration among consecrated men and women in the region.
Brazil: Sensitivity, love, patience for elderly cared for in body and soul
Posted on 02/6/2026 06:40 AM ()
In a nursing home in southern Brazil, the Little Missionaries of Mary Immaculate bear witness to the value of live, the transformative power of loving hospitality, and attention to others’ needs, and they share their mission with a resident priest.
Pope Leo denounces human trafficking as a ‘crime against humanity’
Posted on 02/6/2026 06:07 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV releases a message to mark the 12th World Day against Human Trafficking, and pledges the Catholic Church’s commitment to confront and bring an end to this “grave crime against humanity.”
Vietnamese Church highlights vocation growth, calls for renewed missionary formation
Posted on 02/6/2026 05:52 AM ()
With dozens of new transitional deacons ordained this year, Church leaders and commentators in Vietnam are emphasizing the need to transform abundant vocations into authentic missionary service.
Pope: Sport is important for humanity, respect Olympic truce
Posted on 02/6/2026 05:12 AM ()
Ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games in northern Italy, Pope Leo XIV issues the letter 'Life in Abundance' on the value of sport.
Sierra Leone Catholic Bishops condemn rising violence against clergy
Posted on 02/6/2026 04:32 AM ()
The Catholic Bishops of Sierra Leone condemn rising incidents of attacks against priests, religious men and women, and Church property throughout the country.
Pope: Christian formation requires patience, accompaniment, safeguarding
Posted on 02/6/2026 04:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV addresses the participants in the plenary assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, and stresses the importance of Christian formation, highlighting the need to prevent all forms of abuse.
Mozambique Floods: Gratitude to the Pope as Archbishop João Carlos suggests long-term solutions
Posted on 02/5/2026 11:28 AM ()
“When we heard the words of the Holy Father, Pope Leo (during the Sunday Angelus), we all felt assured because we felt the solidarity and closeness of the Pope and of everyone here in Mozambique,” Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Maputo Archdiocese has said. He made the remarks in an interview with Vatican News.