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Learn from the Canaanite woman, Pope tells pilgrims (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV said today that the Canaanite woman in the Sunday Gospel reading (Matthew 15:21-28) offers lessons for the Church.

Unite yourselves to Christ, Pope tells Mexican young people (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV encouraged participants in the Mexican bishops’ 3rd National Youth Day to seek union with Christ.

Pope Leo calls for end to violence against West Bank Palestinian civilians (CWN)

At the conclusion of today’s Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV appealed for an end to violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.

Catholic village attacked in Bangladesh (EWTN News)

A predominantly Garo Catholic village in Bangladesh was attacked after the body of a Muslim man was found buried near a canal there. Eleven homes were looted, according to a local parish priest.

“I hope that the administration will provide security to the Garo Indigenous of this village and that the villagers will maintain good relations with each other so that peace can prevail in the future,” said Father Simon Hacha, vicar general of the Diocese of Mymensingh.

Located in South Asia, Bangladesh (map), a nation of 170 million—the world’s 8th most populous—is 89% Muslim and 9% Hindu.

Jewish scholar elected president of Catholic Biblical Association of America (Catholic Biblical Association of America)

The members of the Catholic Biblical Association of America elected a Jewish scholar, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, as the association’s president.

Dr. Levine is a professor at the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and professor emerita at Vanderbilt University. In 2019, the self-described “Yankee Jewish feminist” was named to the editorial board of the Vatican newspaper’s monthly women’s magazine.

“Within the Catholic Biblical Association, she is recognized and deeply appreciated for her work in Jewish-Christian relations,” said Gregory Sterling, the association’s executive board chairman, and Archie Wright, its executive director. “Known for her keen intellect, sharp wit, and ability to speak candidly about controversial issues with grace, she has delivered nearly 1,000 lectures around the world.”

Cardinal Poola laments persecution of Christians in India (Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India)

The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) “expressed deep concern over incidents of violence, atrocities, intimidation and mob lynching faced by members of the Christian community in different parts of the country,” according to a CBCI statement issued today for the nation’s independence day.

“Every citizen has the right to live, worship and serve without fear,” said Cardinal Anthony Poola of Hyderabad, as he recalled the contributions of Christians to the nation.

The South Asian nation of 1.42 billion (map), the world’s most populous, is 73% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 5% Christian, 3% ethnic religionist, and 2% Sikh.

Czech archdiocese cancels LGBTQ+ pilgrimage amid threats (CWN)

The Archdiocese of Olomouc in the Czech Republic cancelled its second annual LGBTQ+ pilgrimage because of threats, a leading Czech news site reported.

Pontiff invokes Virgin Mary's intercession upon Holy Land, Ukraine, Russia, Colombia (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV today invoked the Blessed Virgin Mary’s intercession for the people of the Holy Land, Ukraine, Russia, and Colombia.

Iconography of the Dormition and Assumption allows us contemplate our destiny, Pope tells pilgrims (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV said today that iconography of the Dormition and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary “allows us to contemplate our ultimate destiny.”

Papal visit to Pucallpa could prove decisive for Church in Amazon region, Peruvian prelates predict (CWN)

Two Peruvian prelates who minister in Peruvian Amazonia predicted that Pope Leo XIV’s scheduled November visit to the Amazonian city of Pucallpa could prove decisive for the Church in the region.