Church of the Transfiguration

In a letter to the College of Cardinals, Pope Francis calls on its members to support the ongoing economic reforms of the Holy See and stresses the importance of financial transparency, responsibility, and solidarity.

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“The needs to evangelize digital spaces intentionally as a dimension of its mission” is among pressing issues listed in the Instrumentum Laboris for the Synod of Bishops in October 2024. Marcelle Momha, a young Cameroonian woman, living in the United States, is a technology policy and research analyst specialising in Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and Cyber Security. She thinks “the digital sphere is indeed a crucial dimension of the Church’s witness in contemporary culture.”

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One of my personal favorite moments from the 2000 jubilee came in Oct. 25, with the “Jubilee of Pizza Makers” during John Paul II’s general audience that day.

In recent weeks individuals close to a scandal-plagued Peruvian lay group have lodged charges of harassment against some of its principal accusers and have launched a campaign against a Vatican cardinal who authorized the ouster a top member.

After weeks of demonization of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, the state’s Catholic bishops have together called for people to treat the migrants with respect and dignity, and for people to ignore the “unfounded gossip” that circulates online.

Catholic leaders across West and Central Africa are calling for assistance following unprecedented and deadly floods that have swept through the regions.

A tribute has been paid to Dr. Nunavath Ashwini, a 26-year-old award-winning scientist from Khammam City in India, who tragically lost her life in a flash flood earlier this month.

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Since Typhoon Yagi ravaged northern Vietnam more than a week ago, civil authorities and the Catholic Church have launched extensive reconstruction and relief efforts to support the devastated communities.

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Pope Francis meets with members of the International Movement of Catholic Students—Pax Romana, and calls on them to always draw closer to the Lord Jesus, so that His grace may transform the world.

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Haiti has continued to work on rebuilding its democracy with efforts to create a Provisional Electoral Council, which will lead to democratic elections.

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