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Growing concerns over water, sanitation and hygiene in Madagascar
Posted on 02/15/2026 05:01 AM ()
Cyclone Gezani has become the second major storm to strike Madagascar this year, arriving just 10 days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia killed 14 people and displaced more than 31,000.
Pope prays for victims of devastating cyclones in Madagascar
Posted on 02/15/2026 03:32 AM ()
After praying the Angelus, Pope Leo expresses his closeness with those reeling from the effects of the back-to-back cyclones in Madagascar, where some 16,000 people have been displaced.
Pope Leo at the Angelus: True righteousness demands great love
Posted on 02/15/2026 03:25 AM ()
In his Angelus reflections on the Sunday Gospel, Pope Leo explains how the Gospel teaches us that we must love greatly for true righteousness.
Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Patrick Zurek of Amarillo and Appoints Cardinal Daniel DiNardo as Apostolic Administrator
Posted on 02/14/2026 07:30 AM (USCCB News)
WASHINGTON - Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Patrick J. Zurek, 77, from the Office of Bishop of Amarillo. At the same time, he has appointed His Eminence Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, archbishop emeritus of Galveston-Houston, as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Amarillo to serve until the appointment and installation of the new bishop.
The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on February 14, 2026, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
The Diocese of Amarillo is comprised of 25,800 square miles in the State of Texas.
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Colombia's bishops appeal for peace and reconciliation in the country
Posted on 02/14/2026 06:48 AM ()
Colombia's bishops concluded their 120th Plenary Assembly with a call to the country for conversion and dialogue. The bishops also urged citizens to take part in the upcoming elections, exercising their right to vote “in full freedom and conscience, without corruption.”
Fears over Israeli expansion into West Bank
Posted on 02/14/2026 05:38 AM ()
A Palestinian official in the occupied West Bank has labelled Israel's latest expansion of control there as a brutal blow to peace efforts.
Pope appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla a Member of Dicastery for Bishops
Posted on 02/14/2026 04:17 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as a Member of the Dicastery for Bishops, as she continues her service as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Pope: Christian faith is lived in charity, adapted to contemporary needs
Posted on 02/14/2026 03:41 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the National Confederation of the Misericordie of Italy, and encourages lay people to live out the Christian faith in acts of charity that respond to the needs of our times.
Lord’s Day Reflection: On tablets of human hearts
Posted on 02/14/2026 03:02 AM ()
As the Church marks the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Edmund Power reflects on the theme: “On tablets of human hearts”.
Pope abolishes Committee for World Children’s Day
Posted on 02/13/2026 08:06 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV publishes a chirograph abolishing the Pontifical Committee for the World Children’s Day, established by Pope Francis in 2024.