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Environmental groups launch ‘Global Alliance’ at Laudato si’ Village
Posted on 03/9/2026 11:59 AM ()
The Laudato si’ Center for Higher Education and the University of Notre Dame bring together academics and representatives from international organizations to pool knowledge and best practices to promote integral ecology and sustainability.
Order of Malta Lebanon responds to renewed displacement crisis
Posted on 03/9/2026 11:32 AM ()
Israeli strikes against Lebanon have forced over 500,000 people from their homes, compounding an already severe humanitarian crisis. The Order of Malta Lebanon is mobilising nationwide to provide medical care, shelter assistance, and psychosocial support to displaced families facing deep uncertainty and distress.
Air strikes continue as Iran war spills into second week
Posted on 03/9/2026 10:59 AM ()
Papuan women carry mercy to remote homes
Posted on 03/9/2026 09:34 AM ()
On Basilaki Island in Papua New Guinea, the women of the parish bring prayer, companionship, and the Eucharist to the sick and elderly during the Lenten season. Celebrating the Women’s month of March, we remember those who serve the Church in the peripheries.
Pope Leo's itinerary published for visit to Principality of Monaco
Posted on 03/9/2026 08:24 AM ()
The visit of Pope Leo XIV to the European city-state on March 28 will last about nine hours. The Pope is scheduled to meet Prince Albert II, then the Catholic community, young people, and catechumens. He will preside over Mass at Stade Louis II. The logo and motto, taken from the Gospel of John: “Je suis le Chemin, la Vérité et la Vie” (“I am the way, the truth, and the life”), have also been released.
Pope to Rome parish: Everyone can be a builder of peace and reconciliation
Posted on 03/8/2026 12:32 PM ()
Pope Leo XIV continues his pastoral visits to parishes in the peripheries of Rome, travelling to the Santa Maria della Presentazione parish in the Torrevecchia neighbourhood. The visit marks his fourth to a Roman parish since mid-February.
No let up in strikes on Iran, new leader imminent
Posted on 03/8/2026 07:20 AM ()
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reached a consensus on a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Meanwhile, U.S.-Israeli strikes continue on the Gulf States, and half a million people in southern Lebanon flee their homes.
Pope Leo: May weapons fall silent in Iran
Posted on 03/8/2026 07:13 AM ()
At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo invites the 15,000 pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square to pray that “the roar of bombs might cease, that weapons might fall silent, and that a space for dialogue might open, in which the voice of the peoples may be heard.”
Pope Leo underscores the need for solidarity on International Women’s Day
Posted on 03/8/2026 06:37 AM ()
During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo calls for a renewed commitment to recognizing the equal dignity of men and women.
Pope at Angelus: ‘Jesus quenches our spiritual thirst’
Posted on 03/8/2026 06:09 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV calls for attentive service, authentic discipleship, and spiritual renewal as the Lenten journey continues with his reflections on the Gospel passages on this Third Sunday of Lent.