Small Christian Communities, prominent in Asia, Latin America, seen as model for whole church
By Barb Fraze Throughout the various stages of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, several church leaders have referred to a new model of…
Initiative urges pope to write encyclical on nonviolence; patriarch cites ‘horrors’ of war
By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME — Amid wars around the world, particularly in Ukraine and the Holy Land, the Catholic Church needs to speak…
Gaza Catholic parish mourns fellow Christians killed in blast at Greek Orthodox complex
By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM — For Mother María del Pilar Llerena Vargas, “it was an image that will be very difficult to erase.” The…
Biden and Pope Francis discuss conflict in Israel and Gaza in phone call
By Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Pope Francis spoke by phone Oct. 22 to discuss the conflict in Israel and Gaza…
Scholars, Catholics call St. Therese’s ‘little way’ relevant today after pope’s letter
By Katie Yoder WASHINGTON — Carmelite scholars and everyday Catholics are welcoming Pope Francis’ new apostolic letter about St. Therese of Lisieux, a 19th-century…
Biden makes case for U.S. aid to both Israel, Ukraine amid ongoing conflict
By Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — Israel and Ukraine both face existential threats and deserve U.S. aid as they fend off conflict, President Joe Biden…
‘God end this madness now!’ Christians appeal as Gaza church campus is left in ruins
By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM — An explosion at the St. Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza has left the administration building in ruins…
Hospital attack evokes ‘disbelief, horror,’ says Catholic aid organization spokesman
By Gina Christian An attack on a Christian hospital in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war has left staff at the U.S. offices of the…
Nicaragua expels a dozen priests, sends them to the Vatican, Ortega regime says
By David Agren BUENOS AIRES — Nicaragua has expelled a dozen priests held as political prisoners as the increasingly tyrannical regime continues sending clergy…
Hundreds killed in Gaza hospital rocket strike on the day of prayer, fasting for peace
By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM — While Christian faithful across the globe prayed and fasted for peace in the Holy Land, a rocket struck the…