February 12, 2026

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Pope prays for victims of Turkey bombing

Pope Francis offered prayers on Sunday for the victims of a terrorist attack in Turkey. The attack, reportedly carried out by a boy aged 12 to 14 at a wedding party in the city of Gaziantep, killed at least 51 people. It is believed that ISIS was behind the attack.

First native Mongolian priest is ordained

Joseph Enkh was ordained as Mongolia’s first native priest last week. The country has 1,000 or so Catholics thanks to the arrival of missionaries in the early 1990s.

Swarm of flying ants causes alarm at basilica

Firefighters rushed to the Basilica of St Thérèse in Lisieux last week after a swarm of ants was mistaken for billowing clouds of smoke.

Pope prays for victims of Turkey bombing

Pope Francis offered prayers on Sunday for the victims of a terrorist attack in Turkey. The attack, reportedly carried out by a boy aged 12 to 14 at a wedding party in the city of Gaziantep, killed at least 51 people. It is believed that ISIS was behind the attack.

First native Mongolian priest is ordained

Joseph Enkh was ordained as Mongolia’s first native priest last week. The country has 1,000 or so Catholics thanks to the arrival of missionaries in the early 1990s.

Swarm of flying ants causes alarm at basilica

Firefighters rushed to the Basilica of St Thérèse in Lisieux last week after a swarm of ants was mistaken for billowing clouds of smoke.

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