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Following yet another migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow and urged people not to be indifferent in the face of continuing migrant deaths during dangerous sea crossings. 

President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate issues is counting on Pope Francis’ support to get nations attending the next UN climate summit, at the end of this year, to adopt bold measures to mitigate climate change.

Married Indigenous men should be allowed to be ordained as Catholic priests and the centuries-old rule of compulsory celibacy will ‘very likely’ ultimately be changed by the Vatican, says Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge.

Israeli president Isaac Herzog has condemned attacks by Jewish extremists against Christian places of worship in the country.

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has initiated a class-action suit against a global mining company on behalf of current and former miners who turned to the Church for help after contracting incurable lung diseases.

The percentage of Gen Xers (people aged 39 to 57) in the US who attend a church service either in person or online is now as low as among millennials, at 28 per cent.

Catholics marked the 78th anniversary of the United States’ 1945 atomic bombings in Japan with calls for nuclear disarmament, prayers for peace and a protest at the White House.

In anticipation of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, the city of Rome has announced a major infrastructure project that will create a pedestrian pathway from St Peter’s Square to Castel Sant’Angelo. Construction began in August.

After months of protracted fighting, violence in Sudan continues to spread across the country, causing millions to flee their homes.