Category: World Touch

Pope Leo XIV

First Apostolic Journey May Be To Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV is preparing to travel to Lebanon later this year, in what could be his first journey abroad.

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Vatican

Theme For 2026 World Day Of Peace

Peace Be With You All: Towards an Unarmed and Disarming Peace” will be the theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace, the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announced.

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Synodality

Synodality ‘Not Business As Usual’ But A Way Of Life

Cebu’s new archbishop said synodality must not be treated as an event or project, but rather be embraced as a way of life.

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Philippines

Priest Named Ramon Magsaysay Awardee

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation announced that Society of the Divine Word priest Fr. Flaviano Antonio Villanueva (pictured) is one of three recipients of the award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Asia.”

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Philippines

Cardinal Links Flood Disaster To Political Corruption

Widespread corruption in government infrastructure projects contributed to the severe flooding that paralyzed parts of Manila, especially the low-lying areas, according to Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.

St. John Henry Newman

Doctor Of The Church

St. John Henry Newman, Cardinal and theologian, founder of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri in England, born in London in 1801 and died in 1890, is to be given the title of Doctor of the Church.

World Youth Day

Pope Announces Dates For 2027 WYD

Pope Leo XIV announced that the next World Youth Day (WYD) in Seoul, South Korea, will be held from August 3 to 8, 2027.

Laudato Si’

Churches Call For Climate Justice

The Catholic bishops of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean have issued a statement calling for the “ambitious implementation of the Paris Agreement” and outlining the Church’s commitment to action ahead of COP30.

Philippines

Cardinal David Slams Online Gambling

Cardinal Pablo David (in photo) of Kalookan made a scathing critique of the government’s handling of online gambling, calling it a “theatre of the absurd” and accusing officials of moral negligence in allowing widespread access to betting platforms.

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