Category: World Touch

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.

Christianity

Christians Growing Worldwide

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

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.”

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