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The National Catholic Bioethics Center’s Edward J. Furton speaks at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2025.

July Fourth celebration prompts Catholic reflection on religion and U.S. founding

Jul 4, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Ahead of Independence Day, the National Catholic Bioethics Center’s Edward Furton presented a lecture in the nation’s capital about natural... Read more

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks during a press conference about a new Vatican document on human dignity on April 8, 2024.

Cardinal Fernández says judges selected to hear Rupnik sexual abuse trial

Jul 3, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The cardinal told journalists that the judges chosen are “independent and external” to the dicastery but did not indicate when... Read more

Sacred Heart Hall at Siena Heights University in Adrian Michigan.

Michigan’s Siena Heights University announces closure after 105 years

Jul 3, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The small Catholic institution of about 2,300 students, located in Adrian, Michigan, reported that continuing operations beyond the coming academic... Read more

Pope Leo XIV receives a drawing from a girl participating in the “Estate Ragazzi in Vatican” summer camp on July 3, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV speaks about war with visiting children from Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV met with children and adolescents participating in the Vatican’s summer camp for kids. Some 300 Ukrainian youth... Read more

Pope Leo greets throngs of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on June 11, 2025.

Vatican announces Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass schedule for August and September

The Vatican has announced Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass schedule for August and September, following his current stay through July... Read more

The Wisconsin Supreme Court building in Madison, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Catholic leaders decry repealed abortion ban

Jul 3, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

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Supreme Court to hear 2 cases on allowing males to compete in female sports

Jul 3, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The U.S. Supreme Court during its next term will consider two cases addressing whether or not states can ban males... Read more

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Wukari.

Nigerian bishop: Displaced families in need of spiritual and material help

Jul 5, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Since his 2022 appointment, Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein has seen the destruction of at least 325 Catholic places of worship... Read more

Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran, Iran (left), and Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.

Pope appoints Pizzaballa and Mathieu to Vatican’s interreligious dialogue office

Jul 4, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July

Jul 3, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July is for formation in discernment. Read more

The Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in the Diocese of Pemba, Mozambique.

Armed robbers attack religious sisters’ home for girls in Mozambique

Jul 5, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

A report from Aid to the Church in Need describes the experience of an attack on the Mercedarian Sisters of... Read more

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New bill expands school choice; Catholic leaders applaud, urge caution

Jul 3, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

With the passage of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” tax credits will be given to donors who contribute to... Read more

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New campaign launches to protect Catholics from online scams and fraud

Jul 5, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Protecting the Faithful” aims to shield Catholics and parishes from scammer tactics. Read more

Archbishop Benjamin Phiri of Zambia’s Archdiocese of Ndola.

Archbishop in Zambia calls for responsible, ethical journalism ahead of 2026 elections

Jul 6, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

In his homily on Sunday, June 29, the solemnity of Apostles Peter and Paul, Archbishop Benjamin Phiri called for responsible... Read more

USCCB President Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks at the bishops’ spring meeting, Thursday, June 13, 2024.

Passage of budget reconciliation act sparks varied Catholic response

Jul 3, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The president of the USCCB faulted the legislation for “unconscionable cuts to health care and food assistance, tax cuts that... Read more

Monsignor Mariano Fazio is auxiliary vicar of the Prelature of Opus Dei.

Auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei charged with human trafficking and labor exploitation 

Jul 6, 2025

By Julieta Villar

The Argentine justice system has added the auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei as a defendant in a case involving the... Read more

Attorney and columnist Andrea Picciotti-Bayer was named the winner of the Religious Freedom Impact Award by the Religious Freedom Institute on July 2, 2025.

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer named religious freedom award winner

Jul 4, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The Religious Freedom Impact Award honors leaders who demonstrate “consistent, effective, and innovative leadership in advancing religious freedom.” Read more

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano.

Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo

Jul 5, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property “for a period of rest” from the afternoon of July 6... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization.

Bishop Barron urges court to strike down Washington law that targets seal of confession

Jul 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Bishop Robert Barron on July 4 urged a federal court to strike down a Washington state law that would force... Read more

Speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of pastoral prudence, poverty, and synodality in the ministry of a bishop.

Pope Leo XIV appoints new president to lead Vatican’s child safeguarding commission

Jul 5, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The prelate succeeds U.S.-born Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the founding president of the safeguarding commission established by Pope Francis in... Read more