On March 26, 1996, seven Trappist monks in Tibhirine were kidnapped and killed in the midst of Algeria’s “Black Decade.” Today, the Trappists have left the monastery—managed for the past ten years by the Chemin Neuf Community—but the monks’ spirit of prayer and fraternity remains very much alive there.

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Following the displacement of families across Nigeria’s Middle Belt, the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary are working to restore hope and dignity among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State. The empowerment of young people, especially women, through education, which lies at the heart of their charism, remains central as they minister to all.

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The Supreme Court of Finland has acquitted Päivi Räsänen over her 2019 Bible verse tweet and found her guilty of hate speech over a pamphlet she wrote more than 20 years ago.

EWTN will commemorate its foundress with a Vatican Mass and daylong programming celebrating her life of faith and media innovation.

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry emphasized that “the policy we have announced is based on science.”

Archbishop Timothy Broglio said: “The chaplain serves as a reminder of the holy and the dignity of the human person and leads worship. Any other question is secondary to those purposes.”

In the case, several of the country’s bishops stated that “we are not dealing with a terminal illness but rather with deep wounds that cry out for attention, treatment, and hope.”

The case “exposes the failure of the euthanasia law. It facilitates suicide without the individual having received prior mental health treatment,” a legal representative said.

Nine Catholic pilgrims will travel more than 2,000 miles across the country with the real presence of Jesus Christ during the 250th anniversary of the U.S.

CRS said it plans to share its experience of aiding communities with developing climate-smart agriculture, accessing nutritious foods, and strengthening local government.