Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and the founder of the Redemptorist Congregation. He was born Alphonsus Marie Antony John Cosmos Damien Michael Gaspard de Liguori on September 27,1696, at Marianella, near Naples, Italy. Raised in a pious home, Alphonsus went on retreats with his father, Don Joseph, who was a naval officer and a captain of the Royal Galleys. Alphonsus was the oldest of seven children, raised by a devout mother of Spanish descent. Educated at the University of Naples, Alphonsus ...

Pope Leo XIV sent a message to 97-year-old Cardinal Ernest Simoni, who yesterday morning, Friday 31 July, presided over the Mass at the former prison camp of Spaç, Albania, in memory of those who suffered or lost their lives there. During the communist regime, the Cardinal spent most of his 18-year sentence of forced labour in the camp, where he celebrated Mass in secret.

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The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue is bringing together Christian and Confucian leaders and scholars to explore how the two traditions can help build a more just, peaceful and humane world.

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In the Thai coastal retreat of Hua Hin, a glass harp rang in front of 70 high school students who have gathered over the weekend to transform their bold visions into tangible social actions.

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Armed with digital blueprints, pitch decks, and a shared urgency for social change, 70 high school students from 12 Catholic schools across Thailand concluded the third season of the MISSION POSSIBLE Youth Social Hackathon.

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As over 6,000 young Mexican Catholics attend the 15th National Missionary Youth Congress, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, reminds young people that they are called to sail the open sea, not to be locked in an aquarium.

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In Damascus, she is known as the sister who runs the “French Hospital.” For the past four years, Sr. Judita has been serving in Syria, where she and her community manage a Catholic hospital. She speaks about the fears of Christians, the exodus of young people, and the hope they strive to bring to patients every day.

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In a video message to the young people taking part in Peru's National Youth Day (JNJ) 2026, taking place from 30 July to 2 August in the city of Chulucanas, Pope Leo XIV insists that many people today need "the joyful and contagious witness that a young person in love with Christ can offer."

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As the Church celebrates the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Edmund Power reflects on the theme: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”

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Hundreds of Armenian Catholic young people gather in Anjar, Lebanon, for a week of prayer, workshops, and community.

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