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673 Million people experienced hunger in 2024
Posted on 10/16/2025 06:03 AM ()
Some 8.2 percent of the global population, that is to say some 673 Million people, experienced hunger in 2024, reports UN agencies.
Vatican report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations and tangible sanctions to heal
Posted on 10/16/2025 05:54 AM (Crux)
Brazil’s Lula meets with Pope Leo and tries to keep friendship he had with Francis
Posted on 10/16/2025 05:16 AM (Crux)
Bangladesh’s Christian community seeks representation in the next parliamentary election
Posted on 10/16/2025 05:15 AM (Crux)
Low birthrate affecting Catholic Church in Japan
Posted on 10/16/2025 05:14 AM (Crux)
In a regional first, Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia
Posted on 10/16/2025 05:13 AM (Crux)
Pope: Spread the joy of the encounter with Jesus
Posted on 10/16/2025 03:52 AM ()
In a message to the Networks of Indigenous Peoples and the Network of Indian Theology Theologians, Pope Leo XIV encourages a rediscovery of the Jubilee Year as a time of grace, forgiveness, and shared hope.
Protection of Minors: Second Report proposes restorative measures against abuse
Posted on 10/16/2025 03:30 AM ()
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors publishes its second annual Report, which presents guidelines for “informed listening” and for economic, psychological, and spiritual support to victims, while highlighting the need for more transparent communication, public acceptance of responsibility by the Church, and streamlined reporting mechanisms.
Protection of Minors: 'What victims want is to be listened to'
Posted on 10/16/2025 03:30 AM ()
In an interview with Vatican News, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, a jurist in charge of the Second Annual Report on Church Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, highlights the main elements that emerged from the document released on Thursday.
A saint to be for a nation: Peter To Rot’s witness shapes Papua New Guinea
Posted on 10/16/2025 02:04 AM ()
Pope St. John Paul II declared Peter To Rot Blessed, in 1995, as the first Martyr of Papua New Guinea, as a new figure of holiness is a layman a husband, father, teacher, and catechist. Pope Francis approved his canonization on March 31, 2025, and he will be canonized on 19 October 2025 by Pope Leo XIV and be formally recognized as the first saint from Papua New Guinea, and six other Blesseds from other countries.