Catholic World Report
Catholic World Report

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email (Weekly Newsletter)
  • RSS
  • Home
  • Columns
    • Chapp’s Schtick
    • Ecclesia et Civitas
    • God’s First
    • God’s Two Books
    • The Past Present
  • Features
    • Analysis
    • Books
    • Editorial
    • Essay
    • Film & Music
    • History
    • Interview
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Special Report
  • The Dispatch
  • Topics
    • Pope Francis
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • Books
    • Canon Law
    • All Topics
  • About CWR
  • Advertise
  • Donate
News Briefs
  • [ December 1, 2025 ] Pope Leo offers Lebanon a way to hope ‘even when surrounded by the sound of weapons’ News Briefs
  • [ December 1, 2025 ] Pope Leo entrusts Lebanon to Saint Charbel’s intercession, prays at his tomb News Briefs
  • [ November 30, 2025 ] Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to tenacity, hope, and reconciliation News Briefs
  • [ November 30, 2025 ] Pope Leo says Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine, sees Turkish role in peace efforts News Briefs
  • [ November 30, 2025 ] Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon, bringing a message of peace to a nation scarred by war News Briefs

Middle East – Africa

No Picture
News Briefs

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem speaks out after first phase of peace deal completed

October 15, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (L) and a members of a Christian visit the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City on July 18, 2025. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 15, 2025 / 17:51… […]

No Picture
News Briefs

Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem welcomes Gaza agreement as step toward ending war

October 9, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa looks out at some of the destruction in Gaza. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

ACI MENA, Oct 9, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA).
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has welco… […]

No Picture
News Briefs

Jerusalem churches face mounting tax pressures under Israel’s ‘Arnona’ property levy

October 7, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Churches in Jerusalem face ongoing tax pressures amid long-standing negotiations. / Credit: Amizor via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

ACI MENA, Oct 7, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
In Jerusalem, the property tax, known as the “Arnona” tax, has becom… […]

No Picture
News Briefs

Catholic University in Erbil celebrates fifth graduating class

October 2, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

A student receives his diploma during a graduation ceremony at the Catholic University of Erbil in Iraq on Sept. 30, 2025. / Credit: ACI MENA

ACI MENA, Oct 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The Catholic University of Erbil in Iraq (CUE) on Sept. 30 cel… […]

No Picture
News Briefs

Nigeria rights groups seek release of 850 Christians held in notorious jihadist village

October 1, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. / Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock

ACI Africa, Oct 1, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Testimonies of Nigeria… […]

No Picture
News Briefs

Cardinal to catechists: If your faith isn’t meaningful to you, it won’t be to your students

September 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa presents a Bible to a catechism teacher on Sept. 27, 2025, in Galilee. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 18:02 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the L… […]

No Picture
News Briefs

Top U.S. political satirist draws attention to plight of Christians in Nigeria

September 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

“Where are the kids protesting this?” Bill Maher said of the Christian genocide in Nigeria during the Sept. 26, 2025, edition of his HBO program “Real Time with Bill Maher.”  / Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 06:00 am … […]

No Picture
News Briefs

Christian leaders in Zimbabwe urge debt cancellation to alleviate economic burden

September 29, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

null / Credit: Zack McCarthy via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

ACI Africa, Sep 29, 2025 / 15:24 pm (CNA).
Members of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) marked the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21 with an appeal to the internationa… […]

No Picture
News Briefs

From Ohio to Erbil: Student missionaries help revive Catholic education in Iraq

September 28, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Thomas Mission service at Mar Qardakh International School. / Credit: Alex McKenna

ACI MENA, Sep 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Every day people from around the world visit Iraq — some to explore an ancient civilization, others as tourists dra… […]

No Picture
News Briefs

Christian persecution in Nigeria: 1,200 churches destroyed annually, hundreds killed

September 26, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. / Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 26, 2025 / 15:28 pm (CNA).
Father Matthew … […]

Posts navigation

« 1 2 3 … 138 »

The Dispatch: More from CWR

  • LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV visits tomb of St. Charbel in Lebanon

    Catholic News Agency December 1, 2025 6
  • CRS representative says Sudan’s crisis has reached “catastrophic proportions”

    Ngala Killian Chimtom November 30, 2025 1
  • Advent is Apocalyptic

    Carl E. Olson November 29, 2025 2
  • Pope Leo XIV marks Nicaea anniversary, urges Christians to overcome divisions

    Catholic News Agency November 28, 2025 21

Follow CWR on Facebook

  • Pope Leo offers Lebanon a way to hope ‘even when surrounded by the sound of weapons’
  • LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV visits tomb of St. Charbel in Lebanon
  • Pope Leo entrusts Lebanon to Saint Charbel’s intercession, prays at his tomb
  • Eastern Catholics in the United States: A Look at the Numbers
  • CRS representative says Sudan’s crisis has reached “catastrophic proportions”
  • Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to tenacity, hope, and reconciliation
  • Pope Leo says Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine, sees Turkish role in peace efforts
abortion Americas Asia - Pacific Catholic Church Catholic News COVID-19 Eucharist Europe Jesus Christ Middle East - Africa Pope Francis pro-life prolife prolife2023 prolife2024 religious freedom Ukraine Ukraine War US Vatican Vatican news
  • James Connor: Judging by the number of responses, I conclude that Larry has hit the very nerve center of the Church! Well…
  • Fr Peter Morello PhD: Although we missed a golden opportunity for unification with Greek Orthodox, Byzantine emperor Patriarch Constantine XI Palaiologos willing at the…
  • Peter D. Beaulieu: About the "pogrom against adherents to the 'usus antiquitor' [the extraordinary form of the Novus Ordo]"...how about this-- Regarding the…

Join Our Free Newsletter

Daily
Weekly


 
Search CWR
Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email (Weekly Newsletter)
  • RSS
Recent Comments
  • James Connor on On the illogic and insanity of sedevacantism
  • Fr Peter Morello PhD on Pope Leo XIV marks Nicaea anniversary, urges Christians to overcome divisions
  • Peter D. Beaulieu on Eastern Catholics in the United States: A Look at the Numbers
  • mrscracker on Saints and Divorce
  • Michael B on Bishop Daniel E. Thomas discusses vocations, evangelization, transgenderism
Also on CWR
No Picture
General

Priest, Prophet, King

Father Joseph Fessio, S.J. April 18, 2010 0

The Holy Father has in the highest degree the roles of Priest, Prophet, and King. Of the many things he has done and said, three stand out in my mind as having a lasting influence […]

  • Home
  • About / Contact
  • Free Newsletter
  • Advertising
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy

© Catholic World Report

Our Spring Sale Has Started

You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/

A FAITHFULLY CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE

Sign up to receive a weekly email with news, analysis, and commentary from a voice you can trust!

* indicates required


Daily
Weekly