Global Church News

Global Happiness Index 2025: Japan and South Korea struggle, India thrives

Apr 25, 2025

Only 13 per cent of Japanese are satisfied with their quality of life, and just 15 per cent believe they can improve it. In stark contrast, 74 per cent of Indians report being content with their lives, and 88 per cent say they are “very” or “fairly” happy.
French nun who broke protocol to see pope's body

Apr 25, 2025

Francis and Genevieve met 20 years ago after she had travelled from Rome to Buenos Aires
Pope Francis leaves bitter legacy in Ukraine

Apr 25, 2025

Critics said he echoed the Kremlin by saying the war was 'provoked,' portraying it as part of wider global confrontation
Mongolians reflect on Pope Francis' legacy

Apr 25, 2025

His historic visit to Mongolia in September 2023 deeply impacted its small Catholic community
The Stories will not leave the man

Apr 25, 2025

Irish writer Colum McCann reflects on his encounters with Pope Francis.
Mural of St. Joseph the Worker unveiled at Detroit's historic market

Apr 25, 2025

The mural is meant to inspire community and faith while connecting locals to their heritage
Cardinals choose prelates to offer reflections on future pope

Apr 25, 2025

A Benedictine abbot and a Capuchin cardinal will offer spiritual meditations on the needs of the Catholic Church to the cardinals preparing to elect a new pope, according to the Vatican press office.
Fr. Romanelli: May Pope Francis’ plea for peace be heard

Apr 25, 2025

The parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, details to Vatican News Pope Francis’ the final gesture of closeness toward the Christian community sheltered in the compound two days before his death, and recalls his incessant calls for peace in the Holy Land.
Archbishop Kurtz: US Church saw in Pope Francis the face of God's mercy

Apr 25, 2025

In an interview Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, the former President of the US Bishops' Conference who accompanied the late Pope on his Apostolic Visit to the United States in 2015, says Americans "were yearning" for Pope Francis' message of mercy.
East Timor Catholics, ex-rebel see hope in Pope Francis' message

Apr 24, 2025

Francis had touted reconciliation and equality in the Catholic-majority nation, during his tour in the region last year