Young teen’s relics a reminder for pilgrims that holiness ‘is not impossible’ August 1, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Along one of Rome’s busiest streets, Via del Corso, traffic moves slowly as hundreds of pilgrims crisscross traffic on foot to get to their destination.
Festival of digital missionaries celebrates faithful witness in the digital age July 30, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Rome’s historic Risorgimento Square, built in the 19th century in honor of the unification of Italy, has always been a gateway to Vatican City with countless pilgrims, tourists, and locals passing through it on their way to St. Peter’s Basilica.
Peace by force is a ‘troubling’ idea, Iran cardinal says July 23, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News The recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran has brought about fear and anxiety in the country and tested the faith of its small Catholic community, said Belgian Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of Tehran-Isfahan.
Spain: Archbishop calls for unity following outcry over botched restoration of Marian statue June 25, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Archbishop José Ángel Saiz Meneses of Seville urged unity among Catholics upset over the recent restoration of a 17th-century statue of the Virgin Mary known as the Virgin of La Macarena, or Our Lady of Hope of Macarena.
Cuban bishops urge leaders to address nation’s economic crisis June 18, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Social Justice, World News The bishops of Cuba said the island nation’s economic situation and its people’s dire circumstances can no longer be ignored and must be addressed by its leaders.
Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by tragic Air India plane crash June 12, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to victims’ families after an Air India flight headed to London Gatwick airport crashed shortly after takeoff in the western city of Ahmedabad.
In Syria, doubts raised about discovery of body said to be that of kidnapped priest June 4, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News The announcement of the discovery of a body believed to be that of Jesuit Father Paolo Dall’Oglio has prompted church officials in Syria, including the apostolic nuncio, to urge prudence as investigations continue.
Pope Leo to inaugurate his papacy May 18; a look at his May calendar May 9, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XVI will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter’s Square May 18.
As conclave begins, it’s business as usual at the Vatican … sort of May 7, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News In Rome, the conclave is the talk of the town: from speculation over a morning espresso about who will be the next pope to taxi drivers complaining about how roadblocks have made their work even more difficult.
Papal ring, insignia destroyed at cardinals’ final meeting May 6, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News On the eve of the conclave that will decide the next pontiff, the ring and lead seal of the late Pope Francis were destroyed in the presence of members of the College of Cardinals in the Vatican’s New Synod Hall.
Child protection commission urges prayers for cardinals in conclave May 5, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News As the College of Cardinals continues to discuss the church’s most pressing issues before the conclave, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it was encouraged that protecting children and vulnerable people was a priority in those discussions.
To love and be loved is Christian way, French cardinal says May 5, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Only through loving others and accepting love in spite of one’s own failures can Christians truly understand and proclaim the joy of Christ’s victory over death, said French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille.
