Catholic bishops urge unity and respect for democracy in Venezuela, where political turmoil, economic collapse, and widespread poverty persist.

Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord opened the jubilee year in Venezuela with a call for “respect for human and citizen rights.”

The tradition dates back to 1931 when it was officially established and stems from the Catholic Church's Council of ... Uruguay, and Venezuela. Suriname holds the festivity on May 13 and Bolivia ...

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US President Donald Trump overturned the decision of the previous administration under Joe Biden to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, The Wall Street Journal reports. It is noted that the decision to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism was made by Biden less than a week ago,

In 1997, at the age of 17, this member of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church joined the Congregation ... Costa Rica, and Venezuela before joining the Vatican Secretariat of State in 2020.

Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State.

In their investigation into the Catholic movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, Vatican officials uncovered “sadistic” sect-like abuses of power, authority and spirituality.

The archbishop did not mention any politicians by name—much less El Salvador’s popular president, Nayib Bukele, who pillories critics on social media and lets few slights go unchallenged. But he voiced deep opposition to a proposal being pushed through the National Assembly that day to roll back a ban on mining in the Central American country.

Margelis Tinoco Lopez arrived at the border at 4 a.m. Monday for her 1 p.m. immigration appointment along with her husband and her 13-year-old son. Standing

Regardless of status, Catholics stand with you.” That is the message from Charlotte Bishop Michael T. Martin in the wake of President Donald Trump’s position on deportations for undocumented immigrants living in the United States.

including those who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in some, though imperfect, communion with the ...