The Rastriya Swatantra Party won 125 of 165 directly elected seats in the March 5 vote, ending decades of coalition instability in the Himalayan nation.

Leo has appointed Bishop Saad Sirop Hanna to oversee the Catholic Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego as apostolic administrator following the resignation.

The first country Pope Leo XIV will visit during his Africa trip in April will be Algeria, a country where Christianity has ancient roots but Catholics constitute a small minority.

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, whose resignation as the Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad has been accepted by Pope Leo XIV, issues a letter reflecting on his years of his ministry in Iraq, saying he led the Chaldean Catholic Church under extremely difficult circumstances and amid great challenges.

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As Hansen's disease continues to afflict thousands of people in Vietnam, religious sisters offer remarkable examples of hidden compassion and resilience.

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Mother Angelica — the foundress of EWTN — often spoke about the spiritual works of mercy in her television program “Mother Angelica Live.”

Regina Lynch, executive president of ACN, said she fears for the Christian presence in the Middle East amid rising tensions and violence.

The Good Shepherd Sisters warn that civilians in Lebanon and across the Middle East are paying the highest price, as violence escalates in Iran and the region.

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The General Secretariat of the Synod publishes the third Final Report of the Study Groups, which is from Study Group No. 5 on 'Women’s participation in the life and leadership of the Church.'

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The Niwano Peace Foundation announces its 43rd Niwano Peace Prize is awarded to Mr. Benki Piyãko, an Indigenous spiritual leader of the Ashaninka People in Brazil’s Amazon, internationally recognized for his leadership in defending Indigenous land and culture and for pioneering reforestation and environmental protection over the past fifteen years.

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