After safeguarding them for more than half a century, the Chaldean Antonian Order of St Hormizd has returned a collection of historic manuscripts belonging to the former Chaldean Diocese of Akra in northern Iraq to its ecclesiastical authorities. The formal handover ceremony took place at the Monastery of the Servant of God and Martyr Gabriel…
Fr Alberto Medel reported that staff at Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE, by its Spanish acronym) demanded he remove his clerical attire for the photo to renew his passport, a requirement he described as discriminatory and a violation of his right to religious freedom. The incident took place on November 4 at the passport…
When Pope Leo XIV arrived in Argentina November 8, he became the first pope to set foot in the country in nearly four decades — and the first to encounter a nation still wrestling with the legacy of the Argentine who preceded him. Pope Francis remained deeply loved by many Argentines, particularly for his closeness…
A new forum chaired by Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon aims to strengthen the city’s dialogue with and cooperation among its Christian communities. “Zero tolerance for violence against anyone. We share a common destiny,” Leon stated, according to city officials, at the opening session last week. The safety of every resident is of paramount importance, he…
Catholics voted about equally for Democrats and Republicans in the 2026 midterms, exit polls show. Exit polling data released by NBC News shows the Catholic vote almost equally split between Democratic and Republican politicians this year, with the network reporting 50% of Catholic voters choosing Democrats and 49% choosing Republicans. The even split marks a…
More than 400 years ago, Friars Pedro de Corpa, Blas Rodríguez, Miguel de Anon, Antonio de Badajoz, and Francisco de Veráscola surrendered their lives standing for the sanctity of marriage. “We do well to lovingly speak their names, for they are holy members of the family of God,” said Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto while…
In 1963, Albanian Cardinal Ernest Simoni was arrested and sentenced to death by Albania’s communist, officially atheist government after celebrating a Mass for the late US President John F. Kennedy for the repose of his soul. In an interview with Mark Irons of “EWTN News In Depth,” the 98-year-old Simoni explained how he escaped death…
Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich of Puno, Peru, died at age 76, just two days after the death of Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia of Cusco and less than two weeks before Pope Leo XIV arrives in the country. His death was announced Sunday, November 1, during a Mass at the Shrine of the Virgin…
Catholic leaders in Africa have described the Church’s growth there as an opportunity to share its faith, vocations, and missionary experience with the universal Church while continuing to receive gifts from other local Churches. According to the latest statistics published by Agenzia Fides, Africa’s Catholic population has now surpassed Europe’s, rising to 288.3 million compared…
An October 29-30 interfaith immigration policy summit hosted by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, also known as CLINIC, brought together faith leaders, legal practitioners, advocates and scholars from Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faith traditions to find areas of commonality in their work serving immigrant communities. Anna Gallagher, executive director of CLINIC, said in remarks at…