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Laudato Si’ Village commemorates victims of Allied WW2 bombing
Posted on 02/20/2026 10:22 AM ()
Students, residents, and civic and religious authorities remember the Allied air raid of February 10, 1944, which claimed the lives of more than 500 people who had taken refuge inside the papal residence.
Pope hails LA Religious Education Congress as a time for true spiritual renewal
Posted on 02/20/2026 09:45 AM ()
In a message sent to Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to the 70th Los Angeles Religious Education Congress taking place in Anaheim in the US state of California and reiterates that "deepening your relationship with Jesus and being faithful and joyful disciples" makes religious education teachers authentic and effective.
New Way of the Cross debuts in St. Peter’s Basilica
Posted on 02/20/2026 07:08 AM ()
St. Peter’s Basilica is inaugurating a new Way of the Cross on Friday afternoon. The Via Crucis created by the young Swiss artist Manuel Andreas Dürr who was selected following an international competition that received over a thousand submissions.
Indonesia hosts symposium on media's effect on religious practice
Posted on 02/20/2026 06:50 AM ()
An international symposium gathers scholars and practitioners to reflect on the transformative impact of digital media on religion and culture across Southeast Asia.
Pope in dialogue with Rome's priests: Be friends, beware of envy and the internet
Posted on 02/20/2026 06:27 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV answers four questions from priests of the Diocese of Rome and gives wide-ranging responses touching on spiritual guidance, indications for ministry and pastoral work, the internet and more.
Lent and Ramadan as 'catalysts for a renewed world'
Posted on 02/20/2026 06:25 AM ()
In its message for the month of Ramadan, the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue highlights this year’s overlap with Lent, expressing hope that the two holy periods might “become a catalyst for a renewed world, where the weapons of war give way to the courage of peace.”
Tanzania: Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, emeritus Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, dies at 81
Posted on 02/20/2026 05:27 AM ()
Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, the Archbishop Emeritus of Dar es Salaam and one of Tanzania’s most prominent Catholic leaders, has died at the age of 81.
Storm triggers deadly landslides and floods in Philippines
Posted on 02/20/2026 04:26 AM ()
Torrential rains have triggered two landslides that killed seven people and caused floods that displaced more than 3,000 villagers in the southeastern Philippines.
Synod establishes new Commission dedicated to Eastern Churches
Posted on 02/20/2026 04:02 AM ()
The General Secretariat of the Synod creates a new Commission tasked with developing ideas for the revision of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches “in light of the synodal journey.”
Society of St. Pius X rejects dialogue proposed by the Holy See
Posted on 02/20/2026 01:22 AM ()
The Society of St. Pius X rejects the Holy See's proposal for a “specifically theological” dialogue, as "the texts of the Council cannot be corrected, nor can the legitimacy of the liturgical reform be questioned." They confirm their intention to proceed with the episcopal ordinations scheduled for July 1.