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A Catholic church in Laos.

Christians in Laos driven from their homes, forced to live in rainforest

Aug 14, 2025

By Diego López Marina

Despite the fact that Laos officially guarantees the right to worship, Christians in rural areas of the country are being... Read more

Before the Angelus on July 13, 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated a Mass for local Catholics, religious leaders, and civil authorities at the 17th-century Pontifical Parish of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo’s main square.

Pope Leo calls for peaceful resolutions to Gaza and Ukraine wars ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

Aug 14, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV called for a peaceful resolution to the war between Russia and Ukraine ahead of the upcoming summit... Read more

The Cathedral of St. Paul in Birmingham, Alabama.

Alabama vicar general on leave after allegations of relationship with minor

Aug 14, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A high-ranking priest in the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is on leave amid allegations that he began a relationship... Read more

A parish finance director in Lincroft, New Jersey, is alleged to have stolen more than $1.5 million in a lawsuit filed by the Church of St. Leo the Great.

New Jersey church says finance director stole $1.5 million, spent it on cigars, sports, vehicles

Aug 14, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A New Jersey church is alleging in a lawsuit that its finance director stole more than a million dollars over... Read more

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Study: 9 in 10 cradle Catholics leaving the Church; experts urge stronger faith community

Aug 14, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

A recent study has found an increase in the number of Americans Catholics leaving the Church. To combat the issue,... Read more

St. Maximilian Kolbe (bearded, in front row, center) and his companions in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1936.

The Nagasaki mission house built by St. Maximilian Kolbe that survived the atomic bomb

Aug 14, 2025

By Gigi Duncan

While the bombing devastated both the city of Nagasaki and its large Catholic population, the monastery of Seibo no Kishi... Read more

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need reminds us that “women religious are often on the front lines of wars.”

Aid to the Church in Need joins religious sisters’ call to pray and fast for world peace

Aug 13, 2025

By David Ramos

Aid to the Church in Need joined the International Union of Superiors General in its call to pray and fast... Read more

Religious sisters show their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Supreme Court, where oral arguments were heard on March 23, 2016, in the Zubik v. Burwell case against the HHS mandate.

Federal court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor in latest contraception lawsuit

Aug 13, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A federal court has ruled against the Little Sisters of the Poor in their long-running legal dispute over government contraception... Read more

A vandalized statue of Mary, the Mother of God, at St. Leo Parish in Hartford, Arkansas, in July 2024.

Report finds over 400 cases of vandalism, other ‘hostile’ acts against churches in 2024

Aug 13, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Family Research Council documented more than 400 cases of “acts of hostility” against Catholic and other Christian churches in... Read more

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Uruguay’s lower House passes euthanasia bill, which now heads to Senate

Aug 13, 2025

By Julieta Villar

Uruguay’s Chamber of Representatives passed a bill that, if passed in the Senate, would make it the third South American... Read more

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22 attorneys general demand safety review of abortion drug mifepristone

Aug 13, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, the attorneys general urged HHS and the FDA to restore safeguards removed... Read more

Mary Rice Hasson has been a three-time keynote speaker for the Vatican at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She currently serves as the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and is a graduate of Notre Dame Law School.

Mary Rice Hasson receives Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice from Pope Leo XIV

Aug 13, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

“I’m truly humbled and grateful to receive this honor from Pope Leo XIV, who reminds us that faith lies at... 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 returns to Castel Gandolfo

Aug 13, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 13, at around 4:30 p.m. local time, returned to Castel Gandolfo,... Read more

Young people participate in the Mass for the first World Children’s Day in May 2024.

Pope places Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day within Dicastery for the Laity

Aug 13, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV has decided that the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day should be incorporated within the Dicastery for... Read more

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Federal appeals court says Arkansas can ban transgender procedures for minors

Aug 13, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The state has a “compelling interest” in “protecting the physical and psychological health of minors,” the Aug. 12 ruling from... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Evil is real but does not have the last word

Aug 13, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father continued his reflection on the Last Supper recorded... Read more

Kevin Lara (left) with his father-in-law, Felino, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Washington, D.C.

Catholic heroes seem to ‘shine brighter’: A Protestant returns home

Aug 13, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

The cornerstone of Kevin Lara’s conversion was the real presence of the Lord in the Eucharist. “I thought we Protestants... Read more

Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan from Aug. 5–10, 2025.

Pan-African Congress urges support for missionaries facing visa, racism challenges

Aug 13, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from Aug.... Read more

Acolyte Reynaldo José Osorio Muñoz doesn’t let his age or disability interfere with his desire to serve God at the altar of his parish in Colombia.

At 76 and wheelchair-bound, acolyte serves God ‘with all I can do’

Aug 12, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Reynaldo José Osorio Muñoz doesn’t let his age or disability interfere with his desire to serve God at the altar... Read more

The Catholic University of America.

Catholic University Press to publish Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral dissertation

Aug 12, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here’s a roundup of some of the latest Catholic education news. Read more