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Russia launches spring offensive in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian military says
Posted on 03/23/2026 11:07 AM ()
Russian forces have opened a spring offensive in eastern Ukraine, deploying dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles in what Ukrainian officials say is a shift from last year’s reliance on small infantry units.
Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem cancelled due to war
Posted on 03/23/2026 08:43 AM ()
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem cancels this year’s Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem, due to the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Pope Leo XIV: Planes should bring peace, not war and destruction
Posted on 03/23/2026 06:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV thanks the Italian national airline ITA Airways for carrying the Pope on his Apostolic Journeys, and laments the use of aircraft as carriers of death and destruction in theaters of war.
Public veneration of St. Francis of Assisi’s relics ends
Posted on 03/23/2026 06:10 AM ()
After welcoming more than 370,000 visitors since its opening on February 22, the public veneration of St. Francis of Assisi’s mortal remains came to a close on March 22.
Pope Leo advances six causes for sainthood
Posted on 03/23/2026 06:06 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV advances several individuals toward sainthood, including an Italian who was a father of a family and another who offered his life for the faith, as well as a Spanish religious who served the Church throughout the 20th century.
Korean Carmelite monastery closes in Cambodia after 21 years amid vocation decline
Posted on 03/23/2026 03:01 AM ()
After more than two decades of contemplative presence, a Carmelite monastery established by Korean sisters in Phnom Penh formally closed on March 19, with Church leaders citing the absence of new vocations among young Cambodian women.
In the footsteps of Scripture: a pilgrimage to Jordan becomes a podcast
Posted on 03/23/2026 02:00 AM ()
This is the story of a group of around thirty people who undertook a journey through the Middle Eastern country, exploring biblical, archaeological and catechetical themes. Leading them was Father Francesco Giosuè Voltaggio, professor of Sacred Scripture, who also contributed to the production of the project’s nine episodes.
From Vision to Action: African Synodal Theology book launch
Posted on 03/22/2026 11:52 AM ()
Various presenters at the launch of the book on African Synodal Theology held at Hekima University College in Nairobi, Kenya, have stressed the need to shift the discussion on synodality from theory to implementation.
Trump threatens to strike Iranian power plants; Tehran warns of regional retaliation
Posted on 03/22/2026 09:50 AM ()
President Donald Trump says the US will "obliterate" Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not open before a 48-hour deadline.
Pope: Patriarch Ilia II accompanied Georgia through difficult times
Posted on 03/22/2026 07:09 AM ()
In a message read during the funeral ceremony of the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, Pope Leo XIV describes him as the 'voice of reconciliation' and 'tireless builder of unity.' He also recalls his passion for music, 'an inspiration for the search for beauty' that unites the Churches.