Posted on 12/22/2025 03:18 AM ()
At the heart of the visit were the Simbang Gabi celebrations of the Filipino community, the largest in the area. The visiting included a meeting with Bishop Paolo Martinelli and the pastoral council of Saint Mary’s Church in Dubai, considered the largest Catholic parish in the world.
Posted on 12/22/2025 02:01 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets his closest collaborators for the exchange of traditional Christmas greetings. The Pope recalls his 'beloved predecessor' Francis and his encouragement to be a Church that is 'welcoming to all,' urging them consider the 'major ecclesial, pastoral, and social challenges' and to become a sign of peace for a world marked by conflict.
Posted on 12/22/2025 01:50 AM ()
In the traditional Christmas greeting to Vatican employees, Pope Leo invites them to learn simplicity and humility from Jesus’ birth this Christmas, and to ensure that this becomes the style of the Church.
Posted on 12/21/2025 06:19 AM ()
The fifth edition of the international kitesurfing event is set to take place on 7 February 2026 in Zanzibar, Tanzania, with the deadline for participation on 6 January. The competition aims to build on social, cultural, and humanitarian dimensions that convey a strong message of peace and fellowship, in addition to good sportsmanship and an exciting race in a stunningly beautiful part of the world.
Posted on 12/21/2025 05:13 AM ()
On 14 December 1975, on the eve of the conclusion of the Holy Year and ten years after the lifting of the mutual excommunications, Pope Paul VI unexpectedly bent to the ground to pay homage to the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
Posted on 12/21/2025 02:38 AM ()
Reflecting on the figure of Saint Joseph on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Pope Leo XIV recalls the virtues he lived of piety, charity, and mercy that educate the heart to encounter Christ and our brothers and sisters. As we await the birth of the Saviour, he encourages us to be "a welcoming manger, a hospitable home, a sign of God’s presence" and that all children may live in peace.
Posted on 12/21/2025 02:33 AM ()
Ukraine's president says the United States has proposed a format for peace talks that would place Ukraine and Russia at the same table, but he doubts such a meeting would bring real progress. Zelenskyy spoke as a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed at least eight people and wounded twenty-seven, while Ukrainian drones hit several Russian targets.
Posted on 12/20/2025 07:20 AM ()
Violence begets death and destruction, revenge begets hatred and pain. News and pictures from Gaza and other war-torn lands show the physical and moral suffering of the innocent and defenceless.
Posted on 12/20/2025 05:18 AM ()
U.S. forces launch missiles toward Islamic State positions in desert areas of eastern and northern Syria.
Posted on 12/20/2025 03:28 AM ()
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is on a pastoral visit to the Parish of the Holy Family and will preside over the Christmas Mass on Sunday.
