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The Missionaries of Africa Pursue their Commitment to Fostering a Culture of Safeguarding for Minors and Vulnerable Persons
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (92+ words) By John Baptist Tumusiime, Ph D Q." How many participants took part in the workshop and what were the main topics covered? Q. The workshop lasted two full weeks, which is quite long. Why was such an extended period necessary, and what…...
Giving Ukrainian children hope that strengthens hearts in times of war
2+ week, 1+ day ago (821+ words) By Alina Anastasia Petrauskaite, SCM " How can we help children and adolescents preserve the joy of childhood when war rages around them? According to Iryna Nazarenko, the Youth Pastoral Ministry Commission of the Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese was fully formed in its…...
Protection of Minors Commission receives new Statutes, renewed mandate
2+ week, 4+ day ago (423+ words) Pope Leo XIV has approved new Statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, replacing those promulgated in 2015 and bringing the Commission's structure and mandate in line with the Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium. The new Statutes have been…...
Pope to Charismatic Renewal: Let Spirit lead you to communion, charity, mission
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (811+ words) Pope Leo XIV welcomed representatives of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal to the Vatican on Saturday. Greeting members of communities, prayer groups, and evangelization schools from around the world, as well as leaders of CHARIS, the international service body of the…...
Cardinal Parolin: Youth mental health requires structural responses
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (587+ words) Describing the mental health crisis affecting young people as "an emergency requiring structural responses," Cardinal Pietro Parolin warned that today's society often offers young people "every means but no purpose." The Vatican Secretary of State was speaking at the international…...
Pope: Catholic communities must evangelize youth amid spiritual poverty
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (559+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Thursday with participants in the Plenary Session of the Dicastery for Evanglization " Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelization in the World. He recalled that 33 million people visited Rome during the 2025 Jubilee of Hope, thanking the…...
Pope urges Europe to support families amid demographic crisis
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (598+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged European leaders to confront the continent's demographic crisis with renewed support for families, intergenerational solidarity and the dignity of human life, warning that Europe risks becoming "the "old continent" not only because of its…...
Pope encourages young people to bear witness to Christ with courage and joy
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (272+ words) The Pope's address, preceded by a welcome from the Apostolic Administrator of Bata, Bishop Miguel "ngel Nguema Bee, followed a series of testimonies that served as the guiding thread of his reflection. It began with Alicia, who spoke about the…...
Pope at orphanage in Cameroon: No one is ever forgotten
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (398+ words) Pope Leo XIV visited the children and staff of the Ngul Zamba Orphanage, on Tuesday, his first day in Cameroon." First addressing the children, the Pope expressed his joy at being with them and described the orphanage as a place…...
Patients from Vatican children's hospital make drawing for Pope Leo
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (387+ words) By Salvatore Cernuzio and Claudia Torres - Aboard the papal plane Pope Leo XIV's Apostolic Journey to four African nations began with a splash of color aboard the papal plane on Monday, 13 April. During the customary greetings, journalists from the Dicastery…...