The friar leaves behind a lasting legacy of service of the poor with a life modeled on St. Francis of Assisi. The community he co-founded has a presence in both Europe and the Americas.

Bishop Samson Shukardin said government committees are often delayed so people forget, as protests continue over the marriage of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz.

The Vatican Secretary of State said the pope’s appeals for peace need concrete support.

An Augustinian confrere of Pope Leo XIV discussed the pontiff’s upcoming trip to four African countries.

The New York State Department of Health warned the sisters about “refusing to assign a room to a resident other than in accordance with the resident’s gender identity.”

Police are searching for a truck driver who fled after plowing into a predawn Easter procession in Punjab, killing a 17-year-old and injuring more than 60.

EWTN News shines a light on Lebanon and its rich diversity in a new film.

“We have an increase in noise in the world, and people are looking for a solid foundation, a place to go where they can have a right relationship to truth, and to seek the truth,” JonMarc Grodi said.

The archbishop of Algiers discussed the upcoming papal trip in the context of anti-Christian persecution.

“Only through a return to negotiation can the war come to an end,” the pope said at the end of his weekly general audience.