Without heating and with insufficient electricity, Gaza is sinking into extreme hardship as winter approaches. The situation in Gaza is becoming “more terrible and unlivable every day. Words are no longer enough to describe it,” Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of Holy Family, the only Catholic parish in the Palestinian enclave, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The torrential rains of recent days have worsened the living conditions of displaced people. Tens of thousands of tents have been ...

Pope’s return to his “beloved diocese” of Chiclayo will be a highlight of the trip, but he will also travel to the Amazon, where he will meet Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and migrant communities. Pope Leo XIV will arrive in Peru on November 11 for the final stage of his apostolic journey through Latin America, which also includes Uruguay and Argentina. Peru’s Catholic population is experiencing the visit as a long-awaited homecoming. “The Holy Father is coming home, and there is no ...

The Bishop of Rawson, the youngest diocese in the country, hopes that Leo XIV will help build bridges in a divided society. Thirty-six hours by bus, more than 1,000 miles, and a shared desire: to meet Pope Leo XIV. For hundreds of faithful from Argentine Patagonia, taking part in the Pontiff’s visit means embarking on a long journey from one of the country’s largest and least populated regions. “Distance isolates you, but it also challenges you to encounter others,” explains ...

Pope Leo XIV will begin his apostolic journey to Latin America this Friday, November 6, in Uruguay, a country that stands out as an exception within the Latin American religious landscape. It will be the first papal visit to the country since that of John Paul II in 1988, and also the first time Leo XIV himself sets foot on Uruguayan soil. According to data from a survey cited by Cardinal Daniel Sturla, Archbishop of Montevideo, during an international press ...

Since the armed M23 group seized Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in January 2025, the war has continued to disrupt daily life in North Kivu. Speaking at the international headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the Vicar General of the Diocese of Goma explains how the Church continues its mission among the local population. “When we have to travel and move around, it is normal to be afraid and aware that there ...

Priests who lived and worked with future Pontiff share thoughts on their Augustinian confrere’s upcoming visit to Peru. Two priests who lived and worked with the future Pope Leo XIV in Peru, as well as an American lay missionary in the Peruvian Amazon, said that the Pontiff will find a changed country when he visits there this month. Leo is set to return to Peru, where he was a missionary and a bishop for much of his priesthood, as part ...