News from outside of Canada.
March 23, 2026
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre remains a place of continuous prayer despite restricted access to the faithful, according to a statement released March 21 by the Custody of the Holy Land.
March 20, 2026
Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre as part of wider closures for security concerns.
March 19, 2026
Religious leaders and pro-life advocates are raising alarms about changes to abortion laws in Britain after the House of Lords advanced legislation that would remove penalties for women who terminate their pregnancies.
March 18, 2026
Scottish Catholic bishops welcomed Parliament's decision to reject the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill March 17.
A tragic incident involving the rescue of an altar boy occurred March 13 during a Lenten retreat in the coastal town of General Villamil Playas, in Ecuador's Guayas province.
On March 17, as the world's 80 million people of Irish descent celebrate Ireland's national patron St. Patrick, the Irish convent school that gave the world Oscar-winning actress Jessie Buckley is brimming with pride.
March 17, 2026
Despite living in perpetual fear of being caught in the crossfire, the Maronite Catholic population in southern Lebanon has defied evacuation orders, being deeply attached to their ancient homeland and rooted in and invincible faith.
March 16, 2026
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV will be honoured in the nation's former capital of Philadelphia for his efforts to promote religious liberty as well as freedom of expression and conscience.
As retaliatory strikes from Iran, as well as from Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, continued, people in the Holy Land -- especially Christians -- face a dire present and an uncertain future.
March 11, 2026
Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest Father Pierre al-Rahi was commemorated by Pope Leo XIV ahead of the cleric's funeral.
