Archbishop Ryan P. Jimenez of Guam carried messages from the Pacific Islands—from climate change and emigration to the ...

In a public notice, the Ministry confirmed that Thursday, 28 August and Friday, 29 August will be observed as national public holidays. The purpose of these holidays is to provide all eligible voters ...

The late Pope Francis had named an envoy, Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, to try to facilitate the return of children and find “paths to peace” between the two sides. After an initial burst of shuttle ...

New Zealand has joined 24 other countries in calling for an end to the war in Gaza, and criticising what they call the ...

In a joint statement, more than two dozen Western countries, including New Zealand, have called for an immediate end to the ...

Today in History for July 25: In 325, the Council of Nicea closed. Regarded as the first ecumenical council, its 300 attending bishops drafted the Nicene Creed and fixed the formula for Easter Sunday.

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1944: Adolf Hitler escapes death after a third attempt on his life when a bomb explodes in Rastenberg. On the same day, the death March of 1,200 Jews from Lipcani, Moldavia, begins and the US invades ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed regret after Israeli tank fire killed three people at a Catholic church in Gaza ...

Pope Francis’ biggest legacy regarding synodality is “as a style, an attitude that helps us to be Church,” Pope Leo XIV said Thursday in a meeting with synod leaders.

The head of a Catholic charity says the raid on the church where hundreds have been sheltering is "totally unacceptable".