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Philippines: Missionary Sisters offer food, strength, consolation
Posted on 03/2/2026 06:44 AM ()
The Missionary Sisters of the Most Blessed Sacrament bring the love of Jesus in the Eucharist to the poorest families in the marginalized neighbourhood of Baseco, in Manila’s port area, sowing hope in the lives of the many who live in absolute poverty.
Christians and Muslims join in Pakistan to pray for peace
Posted on 03/2/2026 06:07 AM ()
An interreligious meeting in Lahore brings Christians and Muslims together during their seasons of Lent and Ramadan to pray for an end to the border violence between Pakistan and Afghanistan and renew their shared commitment to peace.
Pope Leo XIV: Theology serves to move the Church's mission forward
Posted on 03/2/2026 04:40 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV addresses Italian theologians from the Theological Faculty of Puglia and the Theological Institute of Calabria and insists that theology must work to proclaim the Gospel, deepen the mystery of the faith, and resist the temptation to turn backward.
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Malta
Posted on 03/2/2026 03:49 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with the President of the Republic of Malta, Myriam Spiteri Debono, in the Vatican on Monday.
Pope to Rome parish: Bind wounds of neighborhood in goodness
Posted on 03/1/2026 11:35 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV visits the Ascension of the Lord Parish in eastern Rome, and encourages residents in the suburban neighborhood to be a leaven of goodness in the midst of frailty and criminality.
Tanzania: Pallotine Sisters’ legacy, empowering women through education
Posted on 03/1/2026 09:31 AM ()
What began as a small rural mission in Singida is now a lifelong source of hope for generations of Tanzanian girls. For decades, the Pallotine Sisters have championed education as a tool for empowering girls and women and transforming communities.
Fr. Faltas laments the din of war that drowns out sound of peace
Posted on 03/1/2026 08:27 AM ()
Fr. Ibrahim Faltas, Head of Schools of the Custody of the Holy Land, laments the outbreak of further violence in the Middle East, saying children cannot understand the inhuman reasons we give for war.
Bishop Berardi: ‘We must pray not to be swept up in this spiral’
Posted on 03/1/2026 08:07 AM ()
Bishop Aldo Berardi, Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, expresses his gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for his appeal for peace, as churches across the Arabian Peninsula remain closed amid the highly uncertain security situation.
Iran’s Supreme Leader killed in US–Israeli attack
Posted on 03/1/2026 07:49 AM ()
American and Israeli attacks on Iran result in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with other senior Iranian leaders.
Honouring roots, embracing future: OLA Sisters reflect on mission and modern realities
Posted on 03/1/2026 06:45 AM ()
The OLA Sisters have been reflecting with gratitude on Pope Leo XIV’s encouraging message to the congregation when he met them at the Vatican recently. The OLA Sisters are meeting in a plenary council in Rome for their 150th anniversary and the 200 years of the birth of their founder, Fr. Augustine Planque, an SMA priest.