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Angola: Land and water disputes lead to deaths and injuries in Namibe Province
Posted on 08/24/2025 02:55 AM ()
It has been a week since clashes erupted between two ethnic communities— the Nhaneca and the Kuvale—on 17 August. The violence resulted in the deaths of 12 persons, numerous injuries, and the destruction of homes in the municipalities of Cacimbas and Camucuio, in Namibe Province. The Catholic Church and government authorities have been called upon to mediate the conflict.
Pope: I pray the weapons in Ukraine fall silent and the path to dialogue be opened
Posted on 08/24/2025 02:27 AM ()
On Ukraine’s national feast, Pope Leo XIV send a message to the president of the war-torn nation, assuring his prayers for the country and its people.
Shevchuk: There is great hope that the war in Ukraine will end
Posted on 08/24/2025 01:12 AM ()
On the day Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day, three and a half years after the Russian invasion, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk speaks about the sufferings and hopes of the Ukrainian people. The head of the Greek Catholic Church also expresses his gratitude for international solidarity and reaffirms his total trust in God.
Hezbollah rejects government-backed disarmament plan
Posted on 08/23/2025 06:00 AM ()
In Lebanon, Hezbollah has rejects a government-backed disarmament plan, warning of civil war if forced to lay down arms.
Over 70 priests in DR Congo release message pleading for peace
Posted on 08/23/2025 05:51 AM ()
As peace progress seems to fail in the DR Congo, priests of the Diocese of Bunia issue a statement stressing that the “ongoing violence is endangering our province.”
“Don’t kill in my name”: Victim’s appeal to save her father on death row
Posted on 08/23/2025 05:43 AM ()
With less than one week until the scheduled execution of death row inmate Curtis Windom, Deacon George Kain highlights injustices in the US justice system that led to his sentencing, as well as the inhumane practice of capital punishment.
Pope Leo and the witness of the Algerian martyrs
Posted on 08/23/2025 05:00 AM ()
At the Meeting of Friendship Among Peoples in Rimini, the Pope recalls that mission is not self-promotion but humble witness, lived in closeness and fraternity, even to the gift of one’s life
Pope: Religious are called to be witnesses and prophecy of hope
Posted on 08/23/2025 03:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV urges consecrated women to be signs of hope and prophecy, renewing their service to families and transmitting the virtues of the Holy Family.
Pope Leo XIV: No people should be forced into exile
Posted on 08/23/2025 03:20 AM ()
Speaking to a delegation of the Chagos Refugees Group, the Pope praises their resilience and dedication to fighting for their homeland and encourages them to “resolutely look toward the future.”
Pope: Choose love of God and neighbour for true human flourishing
Posted on 08/23/2025 02:30 AM ()
Pope Leo meets Catholic legislators and urges them to build a world rooted in justice, conscience, and love of God.