Latin American

Jose Mario De Vega, a Filipino author who has taught in numerous universities in the Philippines, remembers the exact moment Pope Francis first caught his attention: the day the new pontiff stepped out onto the papal balcony in 2013.

The election of Pope Leo XIV ushers in a hopeful new season for the global Church—especially for the faithful in Asia and across the developing world.

A pioneering initiative aimed at equipping religious leaders to better serve marginalized communities across Africa, Latin America, and Asia is currently underway in Dubai. 

Prelates from the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference, Latin American Bishops Council, and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar have gathered to identify common pastoral issues and a manner for cooperation in a synodal approach in Luxembourg on August 28-29.