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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

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

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

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

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican Secretary for Relations of States, and Laura Hochla, chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See, addressed the crowd at Villa Richardson on June 30, 2025, in Rome, where Fourth of July was celebrated this year with a special milestone: the recent election of the first pope born and raised in the United States.

U.S. embassy in Rome honors first American-born pope as U.S.-Vatican diplomatic milestone

Jul 4, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The U.S. embassy’s annual celebration, held June 30, commemorated the 41st anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between Washington and the... Read more

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11 American saints to remember on the Fourth of July

Jul 4, 2025

By Katie Yoder

From Isaac Jogues to Katharine Drexel, these saints who lived and ministered in the United States led heroic lives worth... 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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ (right), leads a press conference announcing the Mass for the Care of Creation at the Vatican on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Vatican hopes new Mass prayers will renew care for God’s creation

Jul 3, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The “Mass for the Care of Creation,” inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, has prayers and Mass readings designed... Read more

Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Appeals court revives Catholic’s lawsuit against Federal Reserve over vaccine policy

Jul 3, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in its Wednesday ruling partially reversed the findings of a district... Read more

Professor Michael McConnell speaks after winning the Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty on June 25, 2025.

Notre Dame Law School recognizes scholars for religious liberty work

Jul 3, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

At its fifth annual Religious Liberty Summit, Notre Dame Law School recognized two scholars for their contributions to the promotion... Read more

The Confiteor at a Traditional Latin Mass.

Vatican downplays leaked documents on Latin Mass

Jul 3, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

A Vatican spokesman has played down the significance of recently leaked Vatican documents that appear to cast doubt on Pope... Read more

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang, Vietnam.

40 new priests ordained in Vietnam      

Jul 3, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Catholic Church in Vietnam welcomed with great joy and hope the ordination of 40 new priests during June, the... Read more

The Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.

Dominican Father Ambrose Little appointed new director of Thomistic Institute

Jul 2, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Dominican Father Ambrose Little has been appointed the new director of the Thomistic Institute, a position held for the past... Read more