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A Brooklyn Park police officer looks on while guarding the entrance to a neighborhood on June 14, 2025, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

‘Senseless violence’: Minnesota Catholic leaders respond to shooting, murder of lawmakers

Jun 14, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed Saturday, while state Sen. John Hoffman and... Read more

The front door of 212 E. 141st Place, the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, in Dolton, Illinois.

Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Chicago could go for more than $1 million

Jun 14, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The three-bedroom brick structure with a spacious backyard was home to Pope Leo XIV — then Robert Prevost — during... Read more

Deacons gather in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in February. The number of deacons in the U.S. has declined year over year, according to a recent report, June 13, 2025.

Annual report finds there are ‘not enough’ deacons being ordained in the U.S.

Jun 14, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University published the survey results in its 2025 report “A... Read more

The McCoppin family (from left): Alyssa, Courteney, James, Rhys, and Kelly, poses for a photo after entering the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on April 8, 2023, at Sacred Heart Church in Manassas.

Virginia teen’s Catholic school journey inspires whole family’s conversion

After enrolling in Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School, Kelly McCoppin was immediately drawn to the Catholic faith... Read more

Volunteers and staff with Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley assist Latin American and Haitian migrants at a migrant shelter in McAllen, Texas.

House launches probe of Catholic nongovernmental organizations’ role aiding migrants

Jun 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are among those named in the investigation. Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan stands at the altar during Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on May 26, 2024.

Gallup poll says many Americans think U.S. is becoming more religious

Jun 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults believe religion is increasing its influence in American life, similar to the 35% measured in... Read more

Elizabeth Woning of the Changed Movement speaks at a gathering of ex-LGBTQ advocates and other members of the movement on the steps of the California state capitol to rally against counseling restrictions.

Ex-LGBTQ leaders at California rally oppose ‘conversion therapy’ counseling restrictions

Jun 13, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Under legislation that has been pushed in California and other states, therapists could be prosecuted for encouraging patients to follow... Read more

Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates march through the streets of Washington, D.C., during the 52nd annual March for Life on Jan. 24, 2025.

Pro-life sentiments are on the rise, according to Gallup poll

Jun 13, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

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

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Hundreds of women sue over contraceptive injections linked to brain tumors

Jun 13, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The legal action follows a 2024 French study that found that the use of medroxyprogesterone renders a woman five times... Read more

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China recognizes Pope Leo XIV’s first bishop appointment

Jun 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

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

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CNA explains: How do dioceses pay for bankruptcy and abuse settlements?

Jun 13, 2025

By Daniel Payne

In some cases, dioceses will borrow money to help pay settlements, including from affiliate organizations and services, but in other... Read more

A parental rights group sent a letter to several federal agencies asking them to investigate the YMCA’s alleged violation of Title IX policies on June 10, 2025.

Parents’ group urges federal investigation of YMCA over men in girls’ locker rooms

Jun 12, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A parental rights group has requested an investigation of alleged Title IX violations by the YMCA for permitting biological males... Read more

Bryan and Rebecca Gantt, two foster parents in Vermont, had their licenses revoked for refusing to embrace gender ideology.

Religious freedom, free speech advocates support Vermont couples barred from fostering

Jun 12, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Twenty-two states and various religious freedom advocates have filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of two Vermont couples who are suing... Read more

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone specifically commissioned the United States’ first Center for Sainthood Studies to foster “a deeper understanding of the processes involved in recognizing the holiness of individuals and their potential for sainthood.”

First-of-its-kind Center for Sainthood Studies launches

Jun 12, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

The center announced that its goal is to “provide a roadmap for advancing candidates for canonization and increasing the chances... Read more

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New York on brink of legalizing assisted suicide as advocates urge protection of vulnerable

Jun 12, 2025

By Daniel Payne

New York will become the 12th state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to... Read more

Catholic school students won the right to play sports and participate in other public school activities in the State College Area School District after a victory in federal court on June 10, 2025.

Pennsylvania Catholic students win lawsuit allowing participation in local district sports

Jun 12, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Catholic parochial school families in Pennsylvania won the right to participate in district sporting events after suing a local school... Read more

Fertility rose at the end of the Depression and the end of World War II with the Baby Boom, to more than 3.5 births for every woman by 1960 — then plummeted immediately thereafter.

United Nations solution to ‘fertility crisis’ faces criticism

Jun 12, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A United Nations Population Fund report recommended “reproductive autonomy” as a solution to global fertility rate decline, receiving pushback from... Read more

Father Michael Herlihey, OFM Cap, one of three chaplains serving pilgrims along the Drexel Route, blesses children following the opening Mass of the 2025 Eucharistic Pilgrimage in Indianpolis on May 18, 2025.

What it’s like to be a chaplain on the road with the body of Christ

Jun 12, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Seven priests and religous brothers are walking, praying, and ministering to pilgrims along the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route. Read more

Blackrock College in Dublin, Ireland, where extensive abuse took place over decades, according to a documentary that led to the June 2025 report by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Report: Irish Church abuse allegations jumped 50% in 1 year

Jun 11, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Child abuse allegations in the Irish Church reached their highest level since 2009 following a probe into Church-run school abuses. Read more

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New poll shows more Americans support prioritizing ‘birth sex’ over ‘gender identity’

Jun 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The polling firm surveyed 1,003 U.S. adults from May 1–18, asking them a number of questions related to sex and... Read more