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Cardinal Parolin: Organ donation is an act of love that trascends death

Cardinal Pietro Parolin visits the new dialysis unit at the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital and speaks at a conference titled "The Culture of Giving", affirming that every contribution becomes “providence passing through human hands.”

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Thai Church centers deaf ministry as core pastoral mission

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand holds its annual retreat for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, expressing the Church's desire to make the Gospel accessible to all people.

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Siberian Christians of various denominations unite to serve the homeless

Since 2020, Christians from Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant communities in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk have joined forces to organize daily meals for the homeless. For all members of this ecumenical team, including the Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo, their motto has become: “Mercy is not about pity, but about help.”

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43 Catholic Democrats pledge migrant solidarity, invoke Leo XIV, Francis

Catholic U.S. House Democrats cited Church teaching in defense of the dignity of migrants as Trump administration officials defend immigration enforcement.

Bishop Barron lauds U.S. secretary of state’s speech to Munich Security Conference

Marco Rubio’s speech elicited a standing ovation and widespread accolades, including from the bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.

Pope Leo XIV eliminates committee created by Francis for World Children’s Day

Pope Leo XIV has eliminated the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, transferring the committee’s functions to the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and Life.

Apostolic vicariate in Rome dedicates its day of arts to Gaza

The humanitarian situation in Gaza was the focus of a day of the arts at the Lateran Apostolic Palace on Feb. 14, drawing attention to the ongoing suffering of residents in the Gaza Strip.

Catholic priest who was abducted in Cameroon appointed auxiliary bishop

Father John Berinyuy Tatah was among six Catholic priests abducted in Cameroon’s Bamenda Archdiocese last year and later released.

Pope appoints Catholic Harvard professor to Vatican social sciences academy

Tyler J. VanderWeele, a Catholic, is an epidemiologist and director of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University.

Pope Leo XIV tells Opus Dei no decision yet on revised statutes

Pope Francis moved the prelature’s Vatican oversight from the office for bishops to that of clergy, triggering an ongoing review and rewrite of its governing norms.