Gunmen set a Catholic church on fire and kidnapped five priests, one religious sister and two lay people in western Cameroon, where a civil war has been raging since 2017.The Catholic bishops of the Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province released a statement fo
Speaking at the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of recent fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, appealing for dialogue and peace. He also asked everyone to continue praying for Ukraine and all parts of the world bloodied by war.
A terrorist attack Tuesday night at Mozambique’s Catholic Mission of Chipene, Nampula Province, Diocese of Nacala, killed an Italian nun.Sister Maria De Coppi, an Italian Comboni Missionary, was 83 years old. Terrorists shot her in the head at Chi
The European Union has expressed deep shock as earth reveals horrors behind graves in Ukraine in territories recaptured from Russia in eastern Ukraine. On Saturday, recovery operations continued after at least two civilians were reportedly killed in a new round of Russian shelling.
Banks in Lebanon will close next week for three days after a series of raids by members of the public demanding access to their savings.Lebanon is in a brutal economic crisis, with nearly 80 percent of the population struggling to pay for food and medicine.T
Ukrainian authorities are starting to exhume mass graves discovered outside the city of Izyum in eastern Ukraine, in a territory recaptured from Russia.Kyiv says hundreds of graves have been found outside Izyum, in the Kharkiv region, days after it was re-taken from Ru
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski prepares for his fourth visit to war-torn Ukraine since the Russian invasion over six months ago.In a statement released by the Holy See on Wednesday, the Vatican announced that Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Prefect of the new Dica
Following the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, the British Ambassador to the Holy See, Christopher Trott, shares his thoughts on the legacy of the late Queen and her support for the excellent diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and the Holy See.
On the flight back to Rome from Kazakhstan on Thursday, Pope Francis tells reporters that "the decadent West breeds populism; in politics we must start again from values.... With China, we need the patience of dialogue."We must dialogue, always. On the flight back to R
After reports of more than 200 soldiers killed on both sides of the latest round of clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the international community and the UN welcome a ceasefire, while Pope Francis reiterates his appeals for peace amid many conflicts hotspots in the world.