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Guterres: World destabilized if law of power replaces power of law
Posted on 02/5/2026 03:42 AM ()
We publish extensive excerpts from an interview with Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, first published in the Italian daily newspaper, La Repubblica.
Cardinal Farrell: Local Church must help lay people with basic formation
Posted on 02/5/2026 02:41 AM ()
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life, opens the Dicastery's plenary assembly taking place this week in Rome with a call for local Churches to help laypeople in basic formation and with the hope that World Meetings be 'authentic experiences of encounter with Jesus.'
Nigeria: Religious men and women navigate faith and culture
Posted on 02/4/2026 11:29 AM ()
On 2 February 2026, religious priests and sisters from 28 congregations gathered at the Assumpta Cathedral Owerri to celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life. Nigeria’s Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri Archdiocese, Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, challenged the religious gathered to return to the radical simplicity and detachment that originally defined their commitment to Christ.
Martyrdom of Fr Francesco Palliola remembered in Anniversary Mass
Posted on 02/4/2026 10:10 AM ()
On the 378th anniversary of his martyrdom, the Diocese of Dipolog in the Philippines commemorates Fr. Francesco Palliola with a Eucharistic celebration and welcomes positive developments in his cause for canonization.
Zayed Award for Human Fraternity honours peace, education, humanitarian commitment
Posted on 02/4/2026 09:18 AM ()
The prize giving ceremony of the seventh edition of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity takes place in Abu Dhabi, recognising initiatives and individuals working to advance peace, human dignity, and solidarity across divides.
‘Illuminated by a Hidden Glory’: Theme of Lenten Spiritual Exercises
Posted on 02/4/2026 07:57 AM ()
The Lenten Spiritual Exercises for Pope Leo XIV, Cardinals residing in Rome, and head of Dicasteries will be preached by Trappist Bishop Erik Varden, scheduled for February 22-27.
Pope: Human fraternity an urgent necessity, not an outdated utopia
Posted on 02/4/2026 07:11 AM ()
In his message for the World Day of Human Fraternity and the presentation of the Zayed Award, Pope Leo XIV describes fraternity as an urgent necessity, stronger than conflicts, differences and tensions, while warning against leaving it trapped in the realm of ideas.
US Bishops call expiration of New START Treaty ‘unacceptable'
Posted on 02/4/2026 05:42 AM ()
Ahead of the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, urges policymakers to "courageously pursue diplomatic negotiations to maintain New START’s limits."
Pope calls for prayers for Ukraine, renewed commitment to nuclear disarmament
Posted on 02/4/2026 04:34 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV asks for prayers for the people of Ukraine, who continue to suffer the consequences of war exacerbated by freezing temperatures, and appeals for a renewed international commitment against the proliferation of nuclear weapons, as the New START treaty is due to expire.
Contacts continue between Holy See and Society of St. Pius X
Posted on 02/4/2026 03:24 AM ()
In response to questions from the press, the Director of the Holy See Press Office underlines that talks continue between the Society of St. Pius X and the Holy See, following the announcement of episcopal ordinations scheduled for July.