Category: World Touch

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.

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Criticizes Immigration Crackdown

Pope Leo XIV aimed at the U.S. administration’s hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Church’s pro-life teachings.

Myanmar

National Dialogue Is The Only Path To Peace

Our goal is to promote a national dialogue everywhere to find a way out of the conflict that has been going on for four years and is causing great suffering for the entire nation, for people’s livelihoods, for education, for the economy, and for the future of young people.

Vatican

World Day Of Social Communications

Pope Leo XIV has chosen “Preserving human voices and faces” as the theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, set to take place on 17 May 2026.

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.

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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