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Pope Leo XIV will visit Latin America for the first time since his election as pope, from November 6 to November 17.
The theme for the 60th World Day of Peace on January 1, 2027, has been announced: “Disarming Technology, Serving Peace: Politics as Preventive Responsibility.”
Irish missionary Fr. Shay Cullen has launched his new book, Justice and Truth Win Freedom, chronicling more than five decades of his work defending human rights and protecting vulnerable women and children in the Philippines.
A veteran Singaporean diplomat, a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur and humanitarian, and a Myanmar human rights defender have been named winners of the 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called the “Asian Nobel Prize.” This year’s winners are Tommy Koh of Singapore, Runa Khan of Bangladesh, and Bo Kyi of Myanmar (from left to right in picture).
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), around 50 million people worldwide are living in conditions of modern slavery, while human trafficking generates an estimated 236 billion dollars in illicit profits every year.
Christian families in the Holy Land are finding it “very, very difficult” to stay there and continue to “stand for peace”, Cardinal Fernando Filoni has warned.
One year from now, Catholics from around the world₋alongside Pope Leo XIV₋will gather for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, from Aug. 3–8, 2027.
Caritas Philippines has come out against a U.S.-backed plan to build a large AI and semiconductor hub on farmland north of Manila, saying the project is moving forward without answers on who will control it or who will pay for it.
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar has described the xenophobic violence against migrants that has been plaguing South Africa since April as the “denial of universal fraternity and of the Africa we want.” Because of this situation, thousands of migrants are returning to their countries of origin.
The return of the El Niño climate phenomenon is alarming scientists and international organizations, who fear a combination of extreme heat, declines in agricultural production, and worsening hunger in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
