Vatican. Pope Leo emphasized mission and breaking down economic and racial barriers in his Pentecost homily.
Africa. The Catholic University of South Sudan will expand academic programs in an effort at youth empowerment led by the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio.
Africa. “The Church is doing its best to assist and strengthen people living in uncertain situations.” The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Nigeria reflects on the work of the Church amid insecurity and violence.
Africa. The Bishops of Bangassou, Central African Republic, call for an end to violence in the region.
Asia. Catholic bishops, priests, women and men religious, and lay faithful in Cambodia urge the United Nations to end the violence in the Gaza Strip.
Asia. Flooding in Myanmar further complicates the lives of civilians already struggling from four years of civil conflict.
Asia. The Catholic faithful of Seoul gather to commemorate the Korean martyrs.
Latin America. Salesian missionaries provide meals to 2,300 young Haitians.
Latin America. State and Church unite to respond to the educational emergency in the Apostolic Vicariate of San Ramón, Peru.
Latin America. The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians celebrate 125 years in Paraguay.
Middle East. The Middle East Council of Churches launches an ecumenical television channel as an instrument of shared witness.
Middle East. Christians in the Holy Land sound the alarm over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Middle East. The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Pakistan shares how the country’s Catholic communities are living the Jubilee Year.
United States. Simon Peter Engurait, a native of Uganda, was named bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisianna.