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Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka appointed Archbishop of Cape Town

Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka appointed Archbishop of ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka as the new Archbishop ...

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News from the Orient - January 9, 2026

News from the Orient - January 9, 2026

In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’...

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Praying at the Jordan River for peace in the Holy Land

Praying at the Jordan River for peace in the Holy Land

On Friday, 9 January, Catholics from across Jordan made their annual pilgrimage ...

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International media call for transparency from AI companies

International media call for transparency from AI compa...

“Facts In, Facts Out”: An international campaign urges major AI companies to pri...

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One thousand days of conflict in Sudan: A devastating humanitarian crisis

One thousand days of conflict in Sudan: A devastating h...

Caritas Internationalis draws attention to the devastating humanitarian crisis i...

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St. Brigitta Learning Centre empowering young people in Indonesia

St. Brigitta Learning Centre empowering young people in...

The Church-run St. Brigitta Learning Centre is working to empower the young peop...

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Pope Leo: 'Cardinals, I am counting on you'

Pope Leo: 'Cardinals, I am counting on you'

Pope Leo XIV concluded the first session of the meeting with the cardinals yeste...

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Iranian security forces fire tear gas at protesters

Iranian security forces fire tear gas at protesters

Protests spread throughout Iran in response to the country's economic crisis. ...

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Custos of the Holy Land: “Return as pilgrims to the Holy Land”

Custos of the Holy Land: “Return as pilgrims to the Hol...

Father Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land invites the faithful to resume p...

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Pope Leo: Another Consistory in June; We will hold one every year

Pope Leo: Another Consistory in June; We will hold one ...

At the end of the second day of the Extraordinary Consistory, Pope Leo XIV expre...

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We are not politicians and cannot afford to be partisan, say Cameroon’s Bishops

We are not politicians and cannot afford to be partisan...

The Catholic Bishops of Cameroon are holding their 49th annual seminar in Kumba,...

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“Pray with the Pope”: a real network of communion in a divided world

“Pray with the Pope”: a real network of communion in a ...

“Pray with the Pope” is a new initiative of the Dicastery for Communication and ...

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Thousands flee renewed violence in eastern DR Congo as crisis spills into Burundi

Thousands flee renewed violence in eastern DR Congo as ...

Tens of thousands of Congolese have fled renewed fighting in eastern DR Congo, w...

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Pope at Consistory: It's not the Church that attracts but Christ

Pope at Consistory: It's not the Church that attracts b...

Pope Leo XIV opens the Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals and recalls that Ch...

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Consistory: Cardinals choose synodality and mission as themes for reflection

Consistory: Cardinals choose synodality and mission as ...

At the end of the first day of the Extraordinary Consistory, the Director of the...

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Pope's Epiphany Angelus: 'May industry of war be replaced by craft of peace'

Pope's Epiphany Angelus: 'May industry of war be replac...

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, ref...