World

The Church in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and beyond.

Sister Mary Teresa Barron, superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles and new adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

Sister named to Vatican post by Pope Leo XIV says women can feel priestly call

Luke Alonso|October 23, 2026

Young people outdoors looking into the distance

Cardinal Schönborn says Austria's children need peace and hope, not just savings

Almudena Buenadicha|October 23, 2026

A church facade floodlit in red during an Aid to the Church in Need Red Week event for persecuted Christians

Aid to the Church in Need to hold Red Week for persecuted Christians in November 2026

Joseph Garcia|October 23, 2026

Cardinal Angelo Becciu in black clerical dress with red trim, seated beside his lawyer

Becciu's lawyers allege new interference as Rome prosecutors move to close Chaouqui case

Joseph Garcia|October 22, 2026

Delegates seated at tables during a synodal assembly session

Irish synodal assembly votes to keep exploring women's ministry, including the diaconate

Almudena Rodrigo|October 22, 2026

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti speaking during the debate at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See in Rome

Cardinal Gugerotti says religion must regain its place in understanding the world

Laura Claveria|October 22, 2026

Four bishops of the Society of St. Pius X in miters and vestments during the episcopal consecration ceremony

Society of St. Pius X appeals excommunication decree and plans documentary on consecrations

Luke Alonso|October 22, 2026

Bishop Francisco Conesa

Spanish bishop says young people's religious interest is exploration, not a turn to Catholicism

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 22, 2026

Masked Israeli settlers confronting people during an olive harvest in the West Bank

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats at olive harvest in West Bank Christian village

Laura Claveria|October 21, 2026

Father Chad Ripperger, the Catholic exorcist asked by the Archdiocese of Denver to step back from public appearances

Denver archbishop asks exorcist Father Ripperger to step back from media for a year

Joseph Garcia|October 21, 2026

A pair of hands clasped together in prayer

Doctoral thesis collects 605 accounts of healing after prayer in Wales

Laura Claveria|October 21, 2026

A devotional depiction of St. Michael the Archangel

Knoxville bishop tells priests to stop reciting St. Michael prayer at Mass

Luke Alonso|October 20, 2026

Bishops at the Vatican meeting on marriage and family life

Bishops end Vatican week on family life asking why young people are not marrying

Almudena Rodrigo|October 20, 2026

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaking at the international congress on fertility and infertility in Rome

Cardinal Parolin says a child is a gift, not a right, at Rome fertility congress

Laura Claveria|October 20, 2026

A group of young people listening attentively during a church gathering

Nuncio Gänswein says young people in France and the US are drawn to the faith

Laura Claveria|October 19, 2026

Cardinal José Cobo Cano, archbishop of Madrid, speaking at a public forum

Spain's Cardinal Cobo calls for more lay involvement in choosing bishops

Luke Alonso|October 19, 2026

Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway

Bishop Erik Varden of Norway says pornography makes lasting love harder

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 19, 2026

Congregation and clergy gathered in a church for a Mass marking the centenary of World Mission Sunday

Pope Leo XIV marks 100 years of World Mission Sunday as Spain and Latin America celebrate

Almudena Buenadicha|October 19, 2026

Pages of the Fides annual statistical dossier, which records the number of baptized Catholics and priests worldwide

Africa overtakes Europe in Catholic numbers as seminaries keep shrinking

Laura Claveria|October 17, 2026

Missionaries listening as the pope's message for World Mission Day is read

Two missionary sisters discuss Pope Leo XIV's message for World Mission Day

Almudena Buenadicha|October 16, 2026