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U.S. Commission on International Freedom: Nigeria is deadliest country for Christians
Vicky Hartzler, chairman of the Commission, says her top priority is Nigeria. Citing statistics from Open Doors, an international organization dedicated to helping persecuted Christians, Hartzler said 69 percent of Christians killed worldwide in…
Pope to have “flatmates” at the Apostolic Palace
According to recent Italian media reports, Pope Leo XIV will share the papal apartments with a group of individuals when the pontiff moves in later this year. Days after his election, the pope announced he would live in the Apostolic Palace,…
Vatican prepares for Pope Leo’s landmark Lebanon visit
Pope Leo is set to visit Lebanon ”by December”, in what could be his first trip outside Italy, Cardinal Bechara Rai announced to the al-Arabiya television channel. Rai, head of the 3.5-million-member Maronite Catholic Church, said preparations…
Former Vatican chef opens NYC restaurant
Rob LeDonne, New York Post Wednesday, August 20, 2025 In his storied career in the kitchen, chef Salvo Lo Castro has been a star around the world and at the Vatican, plating pasta for popes, world leaders and movie stars alike. These days, he’s…
In Afghanistan, the Taliban targets women and religious minorities
Madalaine Elhabbal, Catholic News Agency Wednesday, August 20, 2025 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a report examining the religious liberty implications for women and minorities in Afghanistan four…
Despite Peace Agreement with Azerbaijan, Christian Armenians Continue to Suffer
The Christian church in Armenia, one of the oldest Christian civilizations in the world, is being persecuted by the Islamo-Marxist nation of Azerbaijan and by the Armenian government itself,…
Taxpayers still funding Planned Parenthood in pro-life states
According to a report released yesterday by the Catholic nonprofit American Life League, Planned Parenthood (PP) affiliates based in pro-life states annually take in close to half a billion dollars from various sources, including millions in…
French archbishop rescinds sex-abuser appointment
The Archbishop of Toulouse has appointed a new chancellor after widespread opposition to his earlier choice of a priest convicted of sexually assaulting a minor. But while Archbishop Guy de Kerimel apologized to victims of sexual abuse for…
President Trump vows to ‘save’ Chinese Catholic dissident Jimmy Lai
President Donald Trump has vowed to do “everything can” to “save” imprisoned Catholic activist Jimmy Lai, promising to “see what we can do” to help the longtime human rights advocate who has languished in jail for years. Trump made the remarks…
U.S. Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop: Trump-Putin Alaska summit fails to advance peace, justice
The Alaska summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has failed to address the “fundamental moral and geopolitical questions” of Russia’s multiyear war on Ukraine, said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic…