Category: World Touch

Macau

Diocese Celebrating 450 Years

The Catholic Church in Macau is celebrating the 450th anniversary of the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII in 1576, creating the diocese.

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Saint Francis

Franciscan Jubilee Year

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Artificial Intelligence (Ai)

AI Must Serve The Human Person

In his message for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, Pope Leo XIV highlights the importance of ensuring that artificial intelligence serves the human person rather than replacing it.

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Pope Leo XIV

100th World Mission Sunday

In his message for the 100th World Mission Day, Pope Leo XIV writes that the Church’s identity is to be a community in mission, “at the service of fraternity among all human beings and harmony with all creation.”

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World Touch

Comboni Family urges Ecological Conversion

Summoned by the cry of the poor and of the Earth, members of the Comboni Family gathered in Belém, Brazil, on the occasion of COP30. In the broader context of integral ecology, these were days of discernment about pathways to an ecological conversion.

Religious Freedom

Persecution Is On The Rise

The Aid to the Church in Need has released the 2025 edition of its Religious Freedom in the World Report, bringing to light the situation of ongoing discrimination and persecution around the globe.

Philippines

Seven ‘New Martyrs’

The Philippine Catholic Church has identified seven “new martyrs” who gave their lives for the Gospel, most of them victims of persecutions in the nation’s south.

Iran

Virgin Mary In A Metro Station

A newly opened metro station in Tehran, Iran, is named after the Virgin Mary, in what Iran’s only Catholic cardinal calls an opportunity to reflect on Mary’s example and Jesus’ message of peace and understanding.

South Korea

World Youth Day

The Catholic Church in Korea has entered the full implementation phase for World Youth Day (WYD) Seoul 2027, unveiling its master plan in collaboration with the Holy See.

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