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Growing concerns over water, sanitation and hygiene in Madagascar

Cyclone Gezani has become the second major storm to strike Madagascar this year, arriving just 10 days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia killed 14 people and displaced more than 31,000.

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Historic murals in Iraq emerge from the ruins of ISIS destruction

Restoration work is progressing rapidly on two 13th-century historic mural reliefs at the ancient Mar Behnam and Sarah Monastery.

The Good Maharaja who sheltered Polish children during World War II

During World War II, the unexpected intervention of the Maharaja of Nawanagar, known as “the Good Maharaja,” provided hundreds of Polish children a home at his personal estate in India.

Pope prays for victims of devastating cyclones in Madagascar

After praying the Angelus, Pope Leo expresses his closeness with those reeling from the effects of the back-to-back cyclones in Madagascar, where some 16,000 people have been displaced.

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Pope Leo at the Angelus: True righteousness demands great love

In his Angelus reflections on the Sunday Gospel, Pope Leo explains how the Gospel teaches us that we must love greatly for true righteousness.

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Update on Pat Noll - 2/14

Pat Noll and her family would like to thank everyone again for the continued prayers and support.  Mom's surgery went well, and she is doing well overall.  She is experiencing a lot of pain, but she remains in great spirits. At...

Jesus intensifies the law - Sunday, February 15th

Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time |  Matthew 5:17–37 (or 5:20–22a, 27–28, 33–34a, 37) Friends, today’s Gospel presents Jesus as the new Moses delivering his Sermon on the Mount. In the Old...

Ukraine bishop at New York Encounter: War begins when man rejects God from his heart

“We can say that, thanks to God, thanks to our faith, we have a strong foundation,” Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk said.

Slowing of religious decline points to ‘shifting’ faith landscape, experts say at New York Encounter

According to Pew data, the share of U.S. adults identifying as Christian is down from 2007 levels but has held steady since 2020.

Cyril, Methodius, & Valentine: pray for us! (Feb. 14th)

Happy Valentines Day! On a day often preoccupied with a more caricatured version of love, it's a good reminder that true love—in our relationship with God, romantic relationships, and relationships with family and...