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Lagos archbishop calls for caution in integrating former terrorists into military, society (The Sun)
Posted on 05/18/2026 05:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Speaking with journalists on World Communications Day, Archbishop Martins said that “whereas it is true that anybody can repent and change, it is also important to recognize the fact that these persons are coming into a society that has been hurt very badly by their actions.”
“To just simply say that they have repented and can go back into society can be a dangerous thing because the intent of the human heart is hidden and we can only see their faces,” he added. “Perhaps when all the violence is gone and all the terrorism is gone, they can be reintegrated in a way that will create confidence in the people.”
Cardinal Czerny warns against confrontation with Cuba, calls for of humanitarian aid (CWN)
Posted on 05/18/2026 04:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Without mentioning President Donald Trump by name, Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., criticized the president’s policies toward Cuba, which have included a fuel blockade and discussion of a takeover of the nation.
Irish episcopal conference recalls Laudato Si' Week, calls for transition from fossil fuels (CWN)
Posted on 05/18/2026 04:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore, the episcopal coordinator of Laudato Si’ for the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, issued a statement yesterday for Laudato Si’ Week, named after Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical letter on care for our common home.
Pomposa Abbey marks 1,000 years (CWN)
Posted on 05/18/2026 04:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Archbishop Gian Carlo Perego of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy, celebrated a Mass on May 9 marking the thousandth anniversary of Pomposa Abbey (video).
Dedication of new church among signs of hope for Church in Myanmar (CWN)
Posted on 05/18/2026 03:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
In a prominent front-page article in its May 16 edition, L’Osservatore Romano drew attention to signs of hope for the Church in Myanmar, where a military coup in 2021 precipitated a civil war.
Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Barron address Rededicate 250 (CWN)
Posted on 05/18/2026 03:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop emeritus of New York, and Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, joined civil and other religious leaders in addressing Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving.
May. 18 Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. John I, Pope & Martyr, Opt. Mem.
Posted on 05/18/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)
Vatican Sets Up Commission on Artificial Intelligence
Posted on 05/17/2026 17:41 PM (The Daily Register)
The Successful Formula Behind a Fast-Growing French Pilgrimage
Posted on 05/17/2026 14:10 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope Leo XIV: AI Communication Must Preserve ‘Human Voices and Faces’
Posted on 05/17/2026 14:09 PM (The Daily Register)