Catholic News
- EU leader, Pope discuss Middle East, Africa (Vatican Press Office)The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Leo XIV spoke by telephone on April 29 with António Costa, president of the European Council. According to the statement, the parties discussed the Middle East, “with particular attention given to the West Bank in the State of Palestine and the situation of Christians in southern Lebanon,” […]
- Belarus frees priest, prominent journalist in a 10-person prisoner swap (AP)Father Grzegorz Gawel, a Polish Carmelite friar imprisoned in Belarus, was among ten persons released in a ten-person prisoner exchange. Father Gawel was detained in 2025 on espionage charges, according to Reform.news, which covers events in Belarus. The Eastern European nation of 9.5 million (map) is 82% Christian (63% Orthodox, 17% Catholic). An autocratic president, […]
- Priest attacked during Bangladesh parish robbery (The Daily Star (Dhaka))A missionary priest in Bangladesh was attacked during the nighttime robbery of his parish in Dhaka, the nation’s capital and largest city. Father Subash Gomes, O.M.I., was hospitalized, and his passport stolen. The South Asian nation of 170 million (map)--the world’s eighth most populous—is 89% Muslim and 9% Hindu.
- Minerva Dialogues build bridges between Vatican, Silicon Valley (The Atlantic)The Minerva Dialogues, an annual meeting organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, have built bridges between the Church and Silicon Valley over the past decade, The Atlantic reported. “Last year, the influential futurist Jaron Lanier attended a Vatican conference on AI even though he disagrees with the Church on plenty of other issues,” […]