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Head of Caritas Nepal urged “shared responsibility” and said the time has come for “concrete action” to prevent such tragedies from happening.

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s 2026 message for the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation celebrated by the Church on Sept. …

They’re the new neighbor a growing number of communities across America don’t seem to want — data centers. But what are they, and why are some people opposed to them?

Andy Burnham, the U.K.’s first Catholic-born prime minister, has long spoken about the influence his faith has on his political outlook.

(OSV News) — St. Francis of Assisi was declared a saint nearly 800 years ago, just two years after his death. Not until much more recently — about 50 years ago …

The floods have also affected large swaths of farmland and destroyed roads, bridges and critical structures, including water sources and health facilities.

Where violence, poverty and division seem to suffocate hope, the birth of the Son of God continues to shine forth as the most radical sign of God’s closeness.

“One in three people live in great vulnerability because of these climate changes,” the pope said. “To ignore these people is to deny our shared humanity.”

Government officials, scientists, business leaders, activists and others from over 190 nations will gather for the U.N.’s COP30 Nov. 10-21 in Belém, Brazil.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Arnold Schwarzenegger told reporters he knows that people get “pumped up” spiritually at Mass, but he wishes he could go to Mass at least once and …