Only a few hours after Bassel Habkouk arrived for a visit in Turkey on Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck... Read more
For workers at a relief agency that has supplied aid to the people of South Sudan for 25 years, the... Read more
Peter Obi, one of three leading candidates, is Catholic and a popular former governor. Read more
With Nigeria’s escalating violence, a lot is at stake in the presidential election this week in Africa’s most populous country,... Read more
Antoine Chahda, the Syrian Catholic archbishop of Aleppo, Syria, asked for prayers after a new 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Turkey and... Read more
Father Norberto Pozzi was injured when the car he was traveling in drove over a land mine, causing it to... Read more
Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke said Nigerian society as a whole has “a traditional worldview” that recognizes the presence of God... Read more
“We thought we were just going to go and see the pope. But actually it has turned in to something... Read more
Greek Catholic priest Father Fadi Najjar related how he and his community have faced the devastation caused by the Feb.... Read more
The image of Our Lady was unharmed in the quake that brought down Annunciation Cathedral in the city of Alexandretta... Read more
According to the latest available estimates as of midday Tuesday, the 7.8-magnitude quake has left at least 6,200 people dead... Read more
The series of earthquakes — up to 7.8 magnitude — killed an estimated 1,700 people and injured thousands more, with... Read more
Pope Francis urged Christians in the war-torn South Sudan to make a decisive contribution to changing history by refusing to... Read more
About 50,000 people attended the ecumenical prayer service. Read more
South Sudan has the largest refugee crisis in Africa. Read more
The students and Father Guy Julien Muluku were detained nearly 34 hours before being released shortly before 10 p.m. on... Read more
Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious on the second day of his historic visit to South Sudan. Read more
On the first day of his peace pilgrimage, Pope Francis begged the leaders of South Sudan to work together to... Read more
The peace pilgrimage, an initiative of the Diocese of Rumbek in central South Sudan, began from Holy Family Cathedral on... Read more
The pope has called his Feb. 3-5 visit to Juba, South Sudan’s capital, a “pilgrimage of peace.” Read more