18+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1620+ words) In a meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has warned that human rights and freedoms are under strain as diplomacy gives way to the logic of power and war. He warned that "war…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1115+ words) Churches will be engaged in helping with healing for Crans-Montana residents for many years after the tragic events of" "January1 and long after the media have left the picturesque Swiss town. There on a New Year's Day fire in a nightclub…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (583+ words) Millions of Christians worldwide have celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7, nearly two weeks after much of the globe observed the holy day celebrating the birth of Jesus. That is due to certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian traditions,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (432+ words) Greeting around 40,000 people assembled in Saint Peter's Square on the first day of 2026, Pope Leo extended his heartfelt wishes for peace and every good to them, and, while referring to violence and armed strategies, the pontiff did not mention any…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (415+ words) In his first Christmas message as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV issued a call for "peace and consolation for the victims of all current wars in the world" as well as for those suffering from "injustice, political…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (343+ words) Pope Leo XIV has appointed a new bishop with outspoken pro-migrant beliefs " right on President Donald Trump's patch. Raw Story, citing KSNT News, said Leo "named the Rev. Manuel de Jes's Rodr'guez, currently pastor of a predominantly Hispanic church in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (625+ words) World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has told a Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 plenary session that when faith communities unite, hope is transformed into action. Speaking at the UN in Geneva on Dec. 17, 2025, Pillay noted it…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (425+ words) Pope Leo XIV'has joined world church leaders in condemning a lethal attack on the Jewish community in Sydney, Australia, gathered for Hanukkah or the Feast of Lights. "Today I wish to entrust to the Lord the victims of the terrorist…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (807+ words) Five communist nations are severely restricting the flow of funding into Christian churches and implementing stringent requirements for churches to operate within their borders to slow the growth of Christianity, according to International Christian Concern. The group cites China, Cuba,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (635+ words) Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo to discuss the war in Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia. Pope Leo XIV welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at…...