Category: World Touch

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.

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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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New Saints

Canonization Of Carlo Acutis And Pier Frassati

Pope Leo XIV announced that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (R in photo) and Blessed Carlo Acutis (L in photo) will be canonized together on 7 September.

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Christianity

Christians Growing Worldwide

A comprehensive study by Pew Research, spanning from 2010 to 2020, highlights significant growth for Christianity in Africa.

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Laudato Si’

Bartholomew I Receives Laudato Si’ Award

The Order of Friars Minor honored the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (in photo) alongside theologian Leonardo Boff, the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM), and the Laudato Si’ Movement with the 2025 Laudato Si’ Award.

Spain

Don’t Be Silent In The Face Of Gaza

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference published a message addressed to all Christians, asking them to abandon an attitude of “complicit silence” in the face of “so many ongoing wars” in the world and “especially in the beloved land of Palestine”.

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Wants To Visit China

Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of Hong Kong, invited all the faithful to pray “that Leo XIV may set foot in China as Pope.”

Jubilee Year

Debt Cancellation For Pacific Countries

“Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa are Pacific countries at risk of experiencing the worst consequences of internal and external debt.

Missionaries

Svd Commemorates 150 Years

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, suggested that the heart of the mission is the work of Christ himself, of his living and active presence.

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