SIPRI report shows huge rise in annual global military expenditure
A new study shows that global military expenditure surged to $2.443 trillion in 2023, driven by heightened tensions and regional conflicts.
Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains
The director of the Chair of Theology of the Consecrated Life at San Dámaso Ecclesiastical University in Spain, Sister Carolina Blázquez Casado, OSA, explained that the rite of peace at Mass “is not a greeting or friendly gesture.”
Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonça: WYD are indispensable, even after 40 years
Forty years after the first worldwide gathering of young people in St. Peter’s Square in 1984, a procession carrying the World Youth Day Cross recalls the many fruits of
Cardinal Fernández: Every single person has dignity
The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, presents the Dicastery’s just-published declaration “Dignitas Infinita”
New models of democracy are needed to end oppression in Asia
Elections, a vital part of democracy, have become opposition-free in many Asian nations
New Church statistics reveal more Catholics, fewer vocations
The Holy See publishes the 2024 Pontifical Yearbook and the 2022 Statistical Yearbook of the Church, detailing the numbers of bishops, priests, men and
Pope’s April prayer intention: ‘for the role of women’
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of April 2024, and invites everyone to pray for the role of women
Bapa Suci Fransiskus ingat Benediktus XVI dalam buku baharu: ‘Dia seperti bapa kepada saya’
Dalam temu bual buku baharu, Bapa Suci Fransiskus membincangkan hubungannya dengan pendahulunya Benediktus XVI: ‘Dia selalu membela saya, dia tidak pernah campur tangan’.
Emphasizing the importance of human connection in the world of AI: a reflection
In this era, technology has become deeply ‘engaged’ with occupying a big portion of our everyday activities
Feast of the Annunciation: Why is it not celebrated on March 25 this year?
Normally, the Church celebrates the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord every Mar 25. It commemorates the archangel Gabriel’s announcement to the Virgin Mary of her divine maternity. Why has the feast been postponed to Apr 8 this year?
Synod: Pacific dioceses invite Catholics to ‘get into the boat’
As the Church journeys toward the second Synod session in October, Catholics across the Pacific islands are trying to keep up the momentum of synodality by
What does it feel like being homeless?
Being homeless for a night was a heart-warming lesson in human fraternity among the last, the lost and the least