“Arise, shine, Bethlehem, for the light of peace has dawned anew.” With these words, Bethlehem celebrated the traditional lighting of its Christmas tree on a packed Manger Square on Dec. 6, 2025, following a two-year hiatus.
Pope Francis died early Monday morning after suffering a stroke that triggered a coma and irreparable heart damage, according to an afternoon statement from Director of the Health and Hygiene Departme...
Mourners follow the convoy carrying the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders as they are transported for burial in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, March 31, 2025. Associated Press ...
I didn’t set out to become a solo traveler. I wasn’t chasing a dramatic life pivot or trying to prove something. I just got tired of waiting. Waiting for
This issue of A Public Witness offers short highlights from four reflections by Catholic writers on Pope Francis and his papacy.
International Post Date: April 21, 2025 An elderly woman prepares he...
El Salvador could swap 252 Venezuelan deportees for the same number of political prisoners Venezuela holds, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Sunday. All the Venezuelans currently in Salvadora...
Francis demanded his bishops apply mercy and charity to their flocks, pressed the world to protect God’s creation from climate disaster, and challenged countries to welcome those fleeing war, poverty, and oppression.
Nine Christians were imprisoned in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region located in the northern part of China, for distributing Bibles, with sentences ranging from one to nearly five years and fines
Following an investigation into the March 23 incident that resulted in the killing of 15 Palestinians by Israeli fire, the Israel Defense Forces dismissed one officer and reprimanded another for
Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff in the history of the Roman Catholic Church who was known for giving a renewed sense of welcome to the global religious institution while also stirring
