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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

People gather at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family on Palm Sunday in al-Zaitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on March 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.

UN delegation makes surprise visit to Catholic parish in Gaza

Jul 2, 2025

By Junno Arocho Esteves

A United Nations delegation made a surprise visit on Tuesday to Holy Family Parish, the only Latin-rite Catholic Church in... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets Sviatoslav Shevchuk, primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, on July 2, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV encourages Ukrainian bishops during meeting at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, July 2, received in audience bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Read more

Representatives of the International Committee of the “Rome 25 - Santiago 27 - Jerusalem 33” initiative present their project on July 2, 2025, at the Vatican.

Young European Catholics release manifesto: ‘The revolution has begun’

A project conceived as a true “spiritual revolution” was presented at the Vatican on July 2, promoted by young Christians... Read more

An aerial view of Oxford, England, taken on Oct. 14, 2016.

Prominent Catholic bioethics center in Oxford, England, shuttered amid financial strain

Jul 2, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Anscombe Bioethics Centre, a prominent Catholic bioethics center in Oxford, England, has shut down after nearly 50 years due to... Read more

An exemption to the restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass has been granted to a parish in the Archdiocese of San Angelo, Texas.

Vatican grants exemption from Traditional Latin Mass restrictions to Texas parish

Jul 2, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Vatican has granted a parish in Texas an exemption from restrictions to the Traditional Latin Mass imposed by Pope... Read more

Bishop Daniel E. Garcia.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Texan bishop to shepherd the Diocese of Austin

Jul 2, 2025

By Kristina Millare

After leading the Diocese of Monterey since 2018, Bishop Daniel Garcia, 64, has returned to his home state of Texas... Read more

The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo in Italy.

Pope Leo XIV: Environment should not be a ‘bargaining chip’ to wield power, exploit poor

Jul 2, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV announced the theme “Seeds of Peace and Hope” for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the... Read more

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Diocese of Fresno officially files for bankruptcy amid more than 150 abuse claims

Jul 2, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Diocese of Fresno filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 1, seeking to address more than 150 abuse claims... Read more

Newlyweds Anna and Cole Stevens meet Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in Rome on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV’s marriage advice? Keep calm and pray the rosary

Jul 2, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Newlyweds Cole and Anna Stevens received Pope Leo XIV’s personal blessing for their marriage during one of the pope’s first... Read more

Palace of the Senate of the Russian Empire in Moscow.

Religious freedom report: Russia guilty of ‘severe’ violations against religious minorities

Jul 2, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A June 30 U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom report found continued “intense persecution” of Ukrainian Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant... Read more

Canadian member of Parliament from Cloverdale-Langley City in British Columbia, Tamara Jansen, has introduced a private member’s bill to stop the expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAID) for mental illness alone.

Canadian politician introduces bill to stop MAID expansion for mental illness

Jul 2, 2025

By The B.C. Catholic

Canadian Member of Parliament Tamara Jansen has introduced a private member’s bill to stop the expansion of medical assistance in... Read more

Father Héctor Alejandro Pérez.

Priest in ‘critical condition’ after being shot in Mexico

Jul 1, 2025

By Diego López Colín

The Diocese of Tabasco in Mexico reported June 30 that one of its priests was wounded by gunfire while on... Read more

A 20-foot, 800-pound cross that has traveled to almost 50 European capitals, known as the “Cross of Gratitude,” has recently been welcomed by a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the first parish of the Greek Catholic rite in America.

Ukrainian Greek Catholic church invites pilgrims to visit Cross of Gratitude

Jul 1, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Cross of Gratitude was recently welcomed by a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the first parish of... Read more