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Peru bishops invite Pope Leo XIV to visit

Pope Leo XIV gives his homily at the Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in the Vatican on June 29, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope calls for more unity in the Church on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

Jun 29
Charles Collins

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Prayer is not easy: It can be a ‘battle’

Jun 29
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

A woman sleeps on a blanket next to children playing in a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 12, 2025. (Credit: Odelyn Joseph/AP.)

Hunger should not be used as a weapon of war, Pope Leo says

Jun 30
Charles Collins

Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on June 28, 2017. (Credit: Bullit Marquez/AP.)

Ecumenical group opposes Duterte’s request for temporary ICC release

Jun 30
Joseph San Mateo

Peru bishops invite Pope Leo XIV to visit

Jul 1
Elise Ann Allen

A woman sleeps on a blanket next to children playing in a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 12, 2025. (Credit: Odelyn Joseph/AP.)

Hunger should not be used as a weapon of war, Pope Leo says

Jun 30
Charles Collins

Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on June 28, 2017. (Credit: Bullit Marquez/AP.)

Ecumenical group opposes Duterte’s request for temporary ICC release

Jun 30
Joseph San Mateo

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Prayer is not easy: It can be a ‘battle’

Jun 29
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

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