Archive for June 9, 2025

Jesuit Guy Consolmagno at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

At Vatican camp, young astronomers find science and faith go hand in hand

The camp is led by the Vatican Observatory’s director, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, who during these summer months is teaching... Read more

Brothers Father Joseph Wahlmeier (pictured on the left) and newly-ordained Father Isaac Wahlmeier (on the right), with their parents and Bishop James D. Conley after the ordination Mass May 24, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Reagan Scott/The Southern Nebraska Register

Nebraska diocese celebrates sixth set of brothers who have become priests

As of May 24, the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, can boast of six sibling groups of brothers who have become... Read more

Cloistered monastic nun Sister Maria Gloria Riva of the Nuns of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament addresses Pope Leo XIV, cardinals, bishops, and other employees at the Vatican for the Jubilee of the Holy See on June 9, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

‘Eternity is before us,’ nun says to Pope Leo XIV in jubilee speech

Sister Maria Gloria Riva from a cloistered, contemplative monastery in the small state of San Marino in Italy, was the... Read more

Father Marko Rupnik in an interview with EWTN in 2020.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Vatican News removes Rupnik art from website

The Vatican on Monday removed artwork by former Jesuit Father Marko Ivan Rupnik from its official websites. Read more

Three teen brothers from Ireland have turned their admiration for Blessed Carlo Acutis into a movie called “Lego Movie — The Incredible Life of Carlo Acutis.”?w=200&h=150

By Patrick J. Passmore

Irish teens inspired by Carlo Acutis make Lego film of his life

The short film called “Lego Movie — The Incredible Life of Carlo Acutis” is now available on YouTube under the... Read more

Mass in a Catholic church in Cotia, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Jan. 25, 2020.?w=200&h=150

By Nathália Queiroz

Brazilian census: Catholic population falls to 57%

The percentage of Brazilians who identify as Catholic fell to 56.75% in 2022, a reduction of 8.4% compared with 2010. Read more

Over 10,000 pilgrims joined together at the national Marian shrine in Knock, Ireland, to mark the 40th anniversary of the All Ireland Rosary Rally on June 8, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Patrick J. Passmore

Over 10,000 pilgrims gather in Knock, Ireland, for 40th All Ireland Rosary Rally

This past weekend, over 10,000 pilgrims joined together at the national Marian shrine in Knock, Ireland, to mark the 40th... Read more

Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Stockholm at the consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 28, 2017.?w=200&h=150

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Swedish cardinal reflects on conclave, says he’s ‘grateful’ for Pope Leo XIV

Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius said the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV “was first and foremost a unifying experience.” Read more

Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

How to communicate with hope in today’s Europe?: ‘Only God is the answer’

Experts from 18 European Union countries gathered June 3–5 to reflect on communication that “restores meaning” to people’s lives —... Read more

The Texas State Capitol in Austin.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Catholic bishops express ‘profound disappointment’ over Texas Dream Act reversal

A federal judge has overturned the long-standing “Texas Dream Act” in a move the state’s Catholic bishops say undermines “just”... Read more

Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, gives the keynote address at the 2024 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Bishops to Congress: AI must support dignity of person, common good

“We urge lawmakers to heed the call of our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, to help ensure that AI is... Read more

Waymo cars are set on fire and vandalized during a protest against immigration raids on June 8, 2025, in Los Angeles.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

Archbishop Gomez urges calm and restraint as ICE protests erupt in Los Angeles

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles issued a statement calling for “restraint and calm” after protests sparked by ICE... Read more

Pew’s latest research released June 5, 2025, found that while Christianity still remains the world’s largest religion, Islam’s growth outpaced every religion over the course of a decade.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Pew report: How the global religious landscape changed from 2010 to 2020

The latest Pew report found that Islam outpaced every world religion in population from 2010 to 2020, though Christianity remained... Read more

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St. Paul’s Hospital, operated by Providence Health Care, has a MAID facility on its campus, operated by the British Columbia government’s Vancouver Coastal Health.

Euthanasia facility quietly opens at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver

Auxiliary Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera is secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

Vatican secretary for protection of minors: ‘Harming a victim is harming the image of God’

Smoke from incense drifts in the air at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California, where the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concluded on June 22, 2025.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concludes with Corpus Christi Mass in LA

Pope Leo XIV leads a Eucharistic procession in Rome on June 22, 2025, for the feast of Corpus Christi.

Christ is God’s answer to humanity’s hunger, Pope Leo XIV affirms on Corpus Christi

Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus on June 22, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV after U.S. bombings in Iran: ‘Humanity cries out and pleads for peace’

Despite being Yazidi, a religious minority that has suffered persecution in Iraq, Wael Jejo Khdeida, along with his wife, tends to Mar Odisho Church in northern Iraq without pay and treats it as sacred.

‘The church comes first’: A Yazidi family’s promise to protect a Christian sacred site

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From heartache to hope: One woman’s mission to match Catholics for marriage

A life-sized statue of Christ is displayed at the site of the Stations of the Cross garden in Maysville, Kentucky, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Kentucky political leader builds life-sized Stations of the Cross garden

Pope Leo XIV tells political leaders that “natural law, which is universally valid apart from and above other more debatable beliefs, constitutes the compass by which to take our bearings in legislating and acting” at the Jubilee of Governments on June 21, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV tells politicians that AI should serve human beings, not replace them

Venerable Enrique Shaw.

Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw one step closer to beatification

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