In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th Pope, taking the name Leo XIV, and becoming the first American-born pope in the Church’s 2,000-year history on May 8.
A church-based peace center organized an interfaith Iftar (the meal eaten after sunset during Ramadan) in partnership with the Christian Care Foundation, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pakistan, and the Ministry of Human Rights Pakistan on March 3, 2025, in Lahore, Pakistan.
Pope Francis has released his prayer intention for March 2025, inviting the Church to pray for “families in crisis.” Acknowledging that no family is perfect, he emphasizes that forgiveness can help restore peace and strengthen family bonds.
The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) is set to mark its 150th anniversary with an International Conference on Mission, gathering theologians, missionaries, scholars, and activists from across the world.
Despite Pope Francis's hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia, activities at the Holy See remain uninterrupted. On Monday, March 3, 2025, the Pontifical Academy for Life kicked off its 30th General Assembly under the title The End of the World? Crises, Responsibilities, Hopes.
Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, has strongly criticized the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) for allocating funds to finance large-scale mining, calling it a betrayal of public trust and a threat to the environment and communities.
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has revealed that the theme for the 2025 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, chosen by Pope Francis, is “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope.”
The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), in collaboration with CCBI Commission for Migrants, organized a one-day seminar for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on March 1, 2025, at St. Thomas Parish Hall, Singngat, Manipur, India.
Town victimized by oil spill seeks end to fossil fuel pollution, affected fisherfolk continue bid for justice two years after Verde Island Passage oil spill.
President J. Ramos-Horta honored Monsignor Marco Sprizzi, Chargé d’affaires of the Nunciature of the Holy See in Timor-Leste, with the Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste in a solemn ceremony at the Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace, Dili, on February 28.
As Pope Francis continues to recover from bilateral pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, will preside over the traditional Ash Wednesday liturgy on the Aventine Hill on March 5.
Pope Francis remains in stable condition as he continues treatment, alternating between non-invasive mechanical ventilation and supplemental high-flow oxygenation on February 28.
Thirty students from a minority community in Odisha seek help and assistance from Jesus through Mother Mary as they prepare for their board exams on February 22.
The twin jubilee marking the 150th anniversary of the birth and the 125th anniversary of the priestly ordination of the Servant of God Raymond Francis Camillus Mascarenhas was celebrated in Mangalore by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany on February 28.
