This report is contribued by Oliver Maksan of Aid to the Church in Need.

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Religious leaders of South Sudan have made an urgent appeal for help from the international community. The fledgling nation’s Catholic, Protestant and Muslim leaders spoke out on behalf of their people in Mundri region, who, fleein…

Here is a reflection from Bishop Paul Kariuki of Embu, Kenya on health care, history and Pope Francis. The Holy Father will visit Kenya during his trip to Africa later this month.

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Pope Francis comes to African soil as the greatest health c…

This morning, the Pope received in audience members of the Romano Guardini Foundation attending a Congress promoted by the Pontifical Gregorian University to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Italian-born German priest, theologian and writer.

During the audience, the president of the foundati…

The Church is ever aware of the “extreme importance” of education, and an upcoming conference marking the 25th and 50th anniversaries of two key Church documents on education will consider the challenges to Catholic education today and looking toward the future.

“Educating today and tomorrow: a renewing passion”…

Today Pope Francis received in audience the participants in a Conference organized by the “Romano Guardini Foundation” of Berlin, on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the philosopher’s birth.

Here is a translation of the Pope’s address to those present at the audience.

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

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The needs of babies have too often been overlooked, with little attention being paid to their special needs, said Dr. Carlo Bellieni, a neonatologist based in Sienna, Italy.

In an interview with ZENIT Bellieni explained that babies suffer more than…

Here is the latest column from Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, reprinted from the Southern Nebraska Register.

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The novelist William Faulkner understood the virtue of courage. He understood that to be courageous implies taking a ri…

Pope Francis today warned against a certain “idolatry” that inordinately focuses on the beauties of this life, forgetting that earthly things are passing away and that, anyway, their Creator is so much more beautiful.

According to Vatican Radio, the Pope today in Casa Santa Marta considered the transitory nature…

Pope Francis today proposed three verbs as an exhortation to the spiritual family of St. Luigi Guanella: to trust, to look, and to make haste.

This morning in Paul VI Hall the Pope greeted some 500 members of the Family of St. Luigi Guanella, known simply as Don Guanella (1842-1915). He was the Italian priest wh…

Today, Pope Francis received in audience the participants in the Pilgrimage of the spiritual family of St. Luigi Guanella.

Here is a translation of the Pope’s address to those present at the meeting.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning!

I thank you for the words you addressed to me. Not only d…