1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (227+ words) RIYADH " The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah will begin the second phase of registration for domestic pilgrims wishing to perform Hajj this year from Saturday, Dhul Qada 1, corresponding to April 18. This phase is for those citizens and expatriates who have…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (643+ words) (AFP) " Leo XIV will become the first pope to visit Algeria on Monday, taking a message of dialogue with Islam on a trip that also represents a personal pilgrimage for the American pontiff. Algeria is the first stop on an…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1684+ words) When Easter services took place in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on April 5, only a few dozen people were present in the cavernous space that would normally be thronged with pilgrims and worshipers for the holy day. Leading the…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1318+ words) Pope Leo sets out on a 10-day visit to Africa'his first as pope to this continent'on Monday morning, April 13. He will visit four countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, in that order. It is a challenging and complex trip,…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1082+ words) In the city where this beloved devotion originated, the Sisters of Merciful Jesus witness in the footsteps of the "Apostle of Divine Mercy." On a narrow cobblestone street in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius" Old Town, pilgrims and locals alike…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (284+ words) I still remember my grandmother spending many evenings glued to re-runs of Archbishop Fulton Sheen's show'Life is Worth Living.'Her fondness for him introduced me to his gravitas and eloquence. Even decades after originally delivered, his preaching felt strikingly brave…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (208+ words) The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath Cave Shrine will commence on July 3, 2026, and conclude on August 28, 2026, spanning a total of 57 days. The announcement was made by Manoj Sinha following a meeting of the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board. The first…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (154+ words) The Church invites us to gather each Sunday, mindful that it is not always easy to believe. Sometimes we struggle like Thomas did, but with the Body of Christ at Mass, "It is there that our faith grows and is…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (464+ words) While following in the footsteps of St. Augustine, the former bishop of Hippo, on April 13, 2026, Pope Leo XIV will become the first pontiff to step foot on Algerian soil. However, Africa's largest country isn't an isolated case. Out of the…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (476+ words) Fibonacci Blue | CC BY 2. 0 In November 2025, at a time of critical immigration uncertainty in the United States, the U. S. Catholic Bishops issued a strong statement in defense of the human dignity of all people. They launched You Are Not Alone, an…...