Nation/World

In Brazil, 12 million families live in slums. In September, members of favela ministries that exist in different cities met in Brasilia and officially created a nationwide Housing and Slums Pastoral Ministry.

Photos featured this week include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,  a veil with Pope Francis’ image, displayed before his Mass at the Vélodrome Stadium in Marseille, France and a school Mass in Uniondale, New York.

A Christian wedding party meant to celebrate the joining of young lives turned into a nightmare when a lit flare set the packed hall in northern Iraq on fire, killing more than 120 people and injuring some 250 others.

On a sunny afternoon in Lviv, renowned Ukrainian iconographer and artist Ivanka Krypyakevych-Dymyd spent a few hours tending to the grave of her eldest son, Artem.

A commitment to helping others has led Carla Fajardo to work with Catholic Relief Services — the international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic Church — in more than six countries over the years.

Near the tomb of St. Peter, 18 seminarians from across the United States promised to dedicate their lives to Christ and were ordained to the diaconate.

A recent court ruling has become another bend in a “rollercoaster” ride for hundreds of thousands of individuals who arrived in the U.S. as children without legal permission.

The co-founders of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, an international movement that builds relationships between Muslim and Jewish women, received the Pacem in Terris award on Sept. 13.