A fire at a new shopping mall in the Iraqi city of Kut killed more than 60 people, including women and children. According to a statement from Iraq’s Interior Ministry, most victims died from suffocation, and 14 bodies remain unidentified.

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Shopping center fire leaves more than 60 dead in Iraq

A fire at a new shopping mall in the Iraqi city of Kut killed more than 60 people, including women and children. According to a statement from Iraq’s Interior Ministry, most victims died from suffocation, and 14 bodies remain unidentified.

The Holy See’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations affirms the Church’s commitment to eradicating poverty and calls on developed nations to assist developing countries with debt relief to aid their growth.

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Holy See: Debt relief for developing nations a ‘moral responsibility’

The Holy See’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations affirms the Church’s commitment to eradicating poverty and calls on developed nations to assist developing countries with debt relief to aid their growth.

Three Bishops of war-torn Myanmar’s hardest hit regions offer words of comfort and faith to their people, despite death, unrest and suffering.

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Bishops of Myanmar's war-torn regions: 'Let us not lose faith'

Three Bishops of war-torn Myanmar's hardest hit regions offer words of comfort and faith to their people, despite death, unrest and suffering.

The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in Gaza, was struck by a raid this morning resulting in several injuries including the Parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli.

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Israeli forces strike Catholic Parish in Gaza

The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in Gaza, was struck by a raid this morning resulting in several injuries including the Parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli.

The competence of the Dicastery is to promote, encourage and regulate the practice of the evangelical counsels, how they are lived out in the approved forms of consecrated life and all matters concerning the life and activity of Societies of Apostolic Life throughout the Latin Church.

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Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

The competence of the Dicastery is to promote, encourage and regulate the practice of the evangelical counsels, how they are lived out in the approved forms of consecrated life and all matters concerning the life and activity of Societies of … Continue reading

More than 450 civilians, including 35 children and two pregnant women, were killed in attacks on communities near Bara in Sudan’s North Kordofan State over the weekend. Dozens have been injured and many are still missing.

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Sudan: 35 children killed in recent attacks in North Kordofan

More than 450 civilians, including 35 children and two pregnant women, were killed in attacks on communities near Bara in Sudan’s North Kordofan State over the weekend. Dozens have been injured and many are still missing.

The Bishops of Tanzania have released a five-year strategic plan for the country’s Catholic Laity Council, and express their appreciation for the involvement of lay people in the life of the Church.

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Tanzanian Bishops launch 5-year-strategic plan for Catholic laity

The Bishops of Tanzania have released a five-year strategic plan for the country’s Catholic Laity Council, and express their appreciation for the involvement of lay people in the life of the Church.

The Bishops of Venezuela release a pastoral letter following their plenary assembly, and urge civil authorities to protect and respect citizens’ fundamental rights.

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Venezuelan Bishops: Church called to build up the nation

The Bishops of Venezuela release a pastoral letter following their plenary assembly, and urge civil authorities to protect and respect citizens’ fundamental rights.

Donations from Pope Leo XIV, sent through the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, have been delivered to the residents of the bomb-stricken Ukrainian town of Staryi Saltiv and city of Shevchenkove. The Holy Father has also asked that concrete aid be sent to those suffering from Typhoon Danas in Taiwan.

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Pope Leo XIV sends food to families in Ukraine's Kharkiv

Donations from Pope Leo XIV, sent through the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, have been delivered to the residents of the bomb-stricken Ukrainian town of Staryi Saltiv and city of Shevchenkove. The Holy Father has also asked that concrete … Continue reading

Armed criminals who attacked a seminary in Nigeria have contacted the Diocese of Auchi to demand ransom for three seminarians kidnapped during the raid.

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Attackers demand ransom for kidnapped Nigerian seminarians

Armed criminals who attacked a seminary in Nigeria have contacted the Diocese of Auchi to demand ransom for three seminarians kidnapped during the raid.