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At an Abu Dhabi Mass on March 4, Bishop Paolo Martinelli said Yemen martyrs are a “source of hope” amid today’s turmoil.

Born in 1916 and ordained in 1950, Father Bruno Kant of Germany turned 110 on Feb. 26 and has been a priest for 76 years.

The Holy See’s permanent observer to the UN provided statistics demonstrating the extent of the persecution of Christians worldwide.

As evacuation orders sweep across southern Lebanon, residents are being told to leave their homes; but despite the dangers of a war they don’t want, many have chosen to stay.

War is justified only to confront grave evil, its harm must not exceed the evil it seeks to end, and there must be a real chance of success, with all alternatives to war exhausted, the catechism says.

In a video released on X, the Holy Father posed a question to the faithful: “Would you imagine what a world without wars would be like? A world without the terror of approaching explosions?”

U.S. adults were among those most likely to condemn extramarital affairs as immoral in a study of 25 countries.

An exhibition in Rome traces how Pope Urban VIII backed the 25-year-old artist behind St. Peter’s soaring bronze canopy — and the decade-long project that helped define Baroque Catholicism.

The European bishops expressed the Church's moral opposition to any mechanism that would fund abortions and emphasized what women “truly need is effective social, economic, and healthcare assistance.”

Church leaders in Bangladesh and India say visa hurdles and financial constraints are among the biggest challenges facing young pilgrims hoping to attend the August 2027 gathering.