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Pope Leo XIV on AI: ‘All of us are concerned for children and young people’

Jun 20, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV issued a fresh warning about the negative effects that artificial intelligence can have on the “intellectual and... Read more

American adults in their 20s and 30s plan to have fewer children than adults did a decade ago, Pew Research Center reported on June 19, 2025.

Pew report: U.S. adults in their 20s and 30s plan to have fewer than 2 children

Jun 20, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

American adults in their 20s and 30s plan to have fewer children than adults did a decade ago, a new... Read more

The British Parliament building in London.

Archbishop ‘shocked and disappointed’ by House of Commons’ passage of assisted suicide bill

Jun 20, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

British lawmakers in the House of Commons passed a bill on June 20 legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients... Read more

The childhood home of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, in Dolton, Illinois.

Auction for the sale of pope’s childhood home extended

Jun 20, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The extension comes as the village of Dolton, Illinois, continues its efforts to acquire the 1,050-square-foot home located at 212... Read more

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, chair of the United States’ recently created Religious Liberty Commission, talks with Raymond Arroyo on “The World Over” on June 19, 2025.

Religious Liberty Commission chair shares outlook after first hearing

As the work of the presidential Religious Liberty Commission gets underway, the commission’s chairmansaid he sees two sets of domestic... Read more

The Catholic bishops in Nigeria’s Onitsha ecclesiastical province have condemned recent attacks in Benue state that reportedly resulted in the death of some 200 people and called for fasting and prayer in honor of the victims.

Nigeria bishops call for prayer, fasting for Benue attack victims

Jun 20, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

In a statement issued June 18, the Nigerian bishops denounced the “almost daily bloodshed” in the West African nation, including... Read more

Pope Leo greets pilgrims during the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly on Sunday, June 1, 2025.

Italian government leads participants in Catholic Church’s jubilee this weekend

Jun 20, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Members of Italy’s local and national governments will be the main participants in events for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV delivers his homily during the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity and the Jubilee of Sport on June 15, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV declares 174 new martyrs from Nazi camps and Spanish Civil War

Jun 20, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV on Friday declared 174 new martyrs, including 50 French Catholics who died in Nazi concentration camps during... Read more

Sister Maria Zhang made her perpetual vows as an Augustinian Recollect on May 13, 2025.

Widow, mother of 4 nuns and a priest, takes perpetual vows

Jun 20, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Sister Maria Zhang Yue Chun made her perpetual vows on May 13 at the convent of the Augustinian Recollects in... Read more

Bishop Anthony Ireland was appointed the new archbishop of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, on June 20, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV names Bishop Anthony Ireland as new archbishop of Hobart in Australia

Jun 20, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Anthony Ireland, auxiliary bishop of Melbourne, Australia, as the new archbishop of Hobart in... Read more

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz, Austria, is the largest church building in that country.

Austria to ordain more priests in 2025 than in previous years

Jun 20, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

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

Yaron Sideman is Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See.

By disarming Iran, Israel’s ambassador to Vatican says his country is preventing World War III

Jun 19, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See, Yaron Sideman, defended his country’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, saying... Read more

Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez.

Archbishop of Los Angeles criticizes mass deportations: ‘Judge each case on its merits’

Jun 19, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

L.A. Archbishop José Gómez, who is himself an immigrant from Mexico and a naturalized citizen of the United States, penned... Read more

The United States Capitol.

U.S. House panel investigates Planned Parenthood’s use of federal funds

Jun 19, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

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

Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia, announced June 18, 2025, that it will offer graduate degrees in education beginning in the fall.

Christendom College to offer graduate degrees in education

Jun 19, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Christendom College announced that it will begin offering graduate degrees in education in what its president calls a “tremendous moment”... Read more

Political advocacy and media organization CatholicVote announced on June 19, 2025, that Kelsey Reinhardt will be its new president.

CatholicVote names Kelsey Reinhardt new president 

Jun 19, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

CatholicVote has named Kelsey Reinhardt as its new president following the appointment of the group’s co-founder, Brian Burch, as U.S.... Read more

Pope Leo XIV listens to the choir during an audience with participants of an event organized by the Domenico Bartolucci Foundation on June 18, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV praises the beauty and harmony of polyphony

Jun 19, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

At an event sponsored by the Domenico Bartolucci Foundation, Pope Leo XIV said that polyphony is a musical form “full... Read more

An 1889 rendition by architects Bullard & Bullard of the National Emancipation Monument proposed for Springfield, Illinois (Library of Congress), superimposed on a 34-star U.S. flag dating to the Civil War.

Catholic parishes mark Juneteenth, the ‘second independence day’ for U.S.

Jun 19, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

Catholic churches are celebrating the national holiday of Juneteenth this week by honoring the freedom won by formerly enslaved Black... Read more

Early photo of Robert Prevost from the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Lady of Good Counsel.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the 43rd anniversary of his ordination 

Jun 19, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

On June 19, 1982, Robert Prevost was ordained a priest by Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot in St. Monica Chapel, located... Read more

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio’s transmission center on June 19, 2025, in Santa Maria di Galeria, Italy.

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio transmitters, proposed solar energy site

Jun 19, 2025

By Kristina Millare

During the June 19 site visit, the Holy Father blessed staff working in the central radio center on the Vatican’s... Read more