Hundreds of the Catholic faithful recently converged, at the Resurrection Garden in Karen to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the death of Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, Kenya’s first Cardinal.

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Pope Leo XIV receives Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, in an audience on Tuesday at Castel Gandolfo.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Just a few hours after Israel launched a major new ground offensive in Gaza City, Pope Leo XIV called the pastor of the city's only Latin-rite parish to express his concern, his prayers and his closeness, the Vatican press office said.

Pope Leo, who was spending the day at Castel Gandolfo, spoke Sept. 16 with Argentine Father Gabriel Romanelli, a member of the Institute of the Incarnate Word and pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza City.

Father Romanelli told the pope that Israeli troops and tanks had not reached the area where the church compound is located, the press office said. But the sound of artillery fire could be heard from the parish. 

While the Israeli military has been warning civilians to evacuate Gaza City, Father Romanelli told the pope that about 450 people are being sheltered in the parish compound and, and the parish continues to assist them and other people in the neighborhood with food, water and medicine.

The parish oratory continues operating, leading people in prayer and organizing activities for children, the press office said. Special assistance to the sick and elderly also continues. 

Posting on X at 6 a.m. Sept. 16, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote, "Gaza is burning. The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) is striking terrorist infrastructure with an iron fist, and IDF soldiers are fighting bravely to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas. We will not relent and we will not go back -- until the mission is complete."

Father Romanelli posted on X a quote from St. John Bosco: "Trusting in Mary brings unshakable comfort and hope."
 

The Church in Tanzania and the Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus are mourning the tragic loss of four religious sisters, including the congregation’s Superior General, and their driver, who died in a road accident on September 15.

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Pope Leo XIV speaks by phone with Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, and assures all those who turn to the parish of his concern, closeness, and prayers.

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Pope Leo XIV sends his condolences for the death of Britain's Duchess Katharine of Kent, recalling her "legacy of Christian goodness" and entrusting "her noble soul to the mercy of our Heavenly Father."

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Pope Leo XIV expresses concern about political violence and is praying for the late American activist Charlie Kirk, his wife, and two children, according to the Holy See Press Office.

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Cornelius whose feast day is September 16th. A Roman priest, Cornelius was elected Pope to succeed Fabian in an election delayed fourteen months by Decius' persecution of the Christians. The main issue of his pontificate was the treatment to be accorded Christians who had been apostasized during the persecution. He condemned those confessors who were lax in not demanding penance of these Christians and supported St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, against Novatus and his dupe, Felicissimus, whom ...

Amid ethnic violence in the Indian state of Manipur, Archbishop Linus Neli of Imphal explains peace can only be achieved through dialogue, healing, and political will.

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Since 1993, the Ancelles de la lumière du Christ (SLC—Servants of the Light of Christ) have been running the Siloé Centre, a place that welcomes and accompanies visually impaired children, adolescents and young people, and offers them both education and professional training.

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