4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (197+ words) A German archbishop touring the US–Mexico border said the massive fortifications dividing El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, remind him of the Berlin Wall. Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg, who chairs the German bishops’ migration commission, described the…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (151+ words) Pope Leo XIV renewed his urgent plea for peace in Ukraine on Sunday, praying that fresh US-led diplomatic efforts will finally halt the four-year war. Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square after the Angelus prayer, the pontiff lamented…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1171+ words) After six years of formation with the Capuchin Friars, the then-Brother Matthew Timonera sat with his provincial minister, holding a letter that would change the course of his vocation. Written during one of his classes, the letter outlined all the…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1318+ words) On 26 March 1996, seven Trappist monks living in northern Algeria were kidnapped and killed. In 2018, along with 12 other Catholic priests and religious who were murdered between 1994 and 1996 in Algeria’s savage civil war, they were beatified. The Catholic Weekly spoke with Rev…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (148+ words) Caritas Nepal’s leader is urging global action on climate justice after catastrophic flooding in Nepal claimed more than 1,100 lives and left thousands missing. Speaking to OSV News 3 September, Sister Cecilia Durga Shrestha, executive director of Caritas Nepal, said many survivors…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (403+ words) A court in Hong Kong rejected appeals brought by Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other defendants who were convicted in 2022 for failing to register a now-defunct fund to help anti-government protesters. The 94-year-old cardinal and four others – Denise Ho, Hui…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1305+ words) On 11 September, 2001 – the date of the worst terrorist attack in American history, when four hijacked jets became deadly weapons – there was no shortage of heroic first responders who confronted danger instead of avoiding it. Many Catholic clergy and religious ministered…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (568+ words) Israeli authorities denied entry permits for dozens of teachers and administrative staff, forcing Christian schools in Jerusalem to suspend the start of the academic year. In a statement released 1 September by the Custody of the Holy Land, the General Secretariat…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (196+ words) Chorbishop Sharbel Maroun – pastor of St Maron in Minneapolis, a Maronite Catholic Church – has been named archbishop-elect of the Maronite Archeparchy of Damascus in Syria, according to a Vatican announcement 28 August. He succeeds Archbishop Samir Nassar, head of the Maronite…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (455+ words) The Catholic Weekly has won Best Column at the 2026 Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards for a selection of work by former weekly columnist Monica Doumit. The winning entry comprised three columns: ‘Celebrating women as women,’ reflecting on the distinctive gifts…...