Archive for November 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV visits emblematic Turkish mosque in sign of fraternity with Muslims

Pope Leo XIV started his third day in Turkey on Saturday with a visit to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in... Read more

Ireland West Airport in Knock, Ireland.?w=200&h=150

By Patrick J. Passmore

How Knock Shrine led a priest to build a successful airport

Monsignor James Horan’s ambitious airport project is still transforming the west of Ireland 40 years later. Read more

Seminarians at St. Paul’s Major Seminary on the Indonesian island of Flores.?w=200&h=150

By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

How a remote island in Indonesia forms hundreds of priests for the world

Flores hosts several seminaries, most clustered around Maumere on the island’s northern coast. Read more

The flights for Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey are taking place aboard an ITA Airways Airbus A320neo, one of thousands of Airbus planes affected by a computer issue, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Airbus computer issue affects papal plane during trip to Turkey

Around 6,000 Airbus planes were grounded this weekend after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard... Read more

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople sign a joint declaration at the Palace of the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV and Bartholomew I ‘deeply alarmed’ by global tensions

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople said on Saturday they are “deeply alarmed by the current... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV, at Mass in Turkey, calls for Catholic, ecumenical, and interreligious unity

Pope Leo XIV marked the start of Advent on Saturday with an appeal for unity and peace. Read more

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By Kelsey Wicks

Don’t let Christmas take you by surprise: Advice on Advent from the Church

The Church provides songs, signs, and symbols to enter into the season of Advent more fruitfully. Read more

Tiger widow Zebunnesa Khatun, wife of late Mohor Ali, receives help from Caritas Khulna Region on Nov. 15, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Sumon Corraya

How the Catholic Church brings hope to the ‘tiger widows’ of Bangladesh

Caritas Bangladesh provides sewing machines and livelihood support to “tiger widows” — women whose husbands were killed by Bengal tigers. Read more