Ceasefire deal, hostage release a ‘first step’ for peace

Jerusalem churches face mounting tax pressures under Israel’s ‘Arnona’ property levy The Vatican-Israel dispute over Church taxes in Jerusalem remains unresolved after 30 years.

Bishop Paprocki, others talk faith formation of Catholic lawyers at Ave Maria conference “Law certainly follows values,” Bishop Thomas Paprocki said in a panel discussion at an Ave Maria School of Law conference on Oct. 3 at the Heritage Foundation. Members of Congress, USCIRF push to designate Nigeria as country of particular concern Members of Congress and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) are pushing to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern. Ceasefire deal, hostage release a ‘first step’ for peace, Latin patriarch says Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, called the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal brokered by the U.S. a “first step” toward peace.

Pope Leo XIV joins Australian community in Rome for evening prayer Pope Leo XIV joined the Australian community for evening prayer at Domus Australia Catholic Chapel in Rome on Monday.