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Poll: Most Americans agree with Supreme Court on LGBT issues, porn, parents’ rights

Jul 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The survey was completed online April 10–16 among 2,201 U.S. adults by YouGov for its SCOTUSpoll project. Read more

“When you love the people with whom you disagree, and then you talk about the disagreements, then you’re able to persuade people, potentially,” Arthur Brooks points out. “It’s your only shot at persuading people, is with love.”

Arthur Brooks: Let’s emulate Pope Leo by speaking truth in a spirit of love

Bestselling author, Harvard professor, and renowned social scientist Arthur Brooks says the missionary character of Pope Leo XIV is one... Read more

Portrait of St. Benedict (1926) by Herman Nieg (1849–1928); Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria; “Exorcism of St. Benedict,” by Spinello Aretino, late 14th century.

How the St. Benedict medal became a shield against the powers of darkness

Jul 11, 2025

By R. Jared Staudt

St. Benedict, whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on July 11, endured constant attacks from the enemy throughout his life. Read more

St. Benedict.

Spanish archbishop encourages Christians to read Rule of St. Benedict

Jul 11, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia, Spain, encouraged the faithful to take advantage of summer vacation to delve deeper into... Read more

Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino, California.

San Bernardino Diocese grants Sunday Mass dispensation to those fearing deportation

Jul 10, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tells CNA it “does not indiscriminately take enforcement actions” at churches. Read more

Pope Leo XIV (pictured at St. Peter’s on June 1, 2025) issued a message of hope on July 10, 2025, in anticipation of the upcoming World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

Pope Leo XIV urges hope and care for elderly on World Day for Grandparents

Jul 10, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

For the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which is set to be celebrated on July 27, Pope Leo... Read more

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Studies dispute pro-abortion claims about maternal health and ‘OB-GYN exodus’

Jul 10, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

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

Father Salvador Aguado Miguel.

Priest shares how he battled depression, emerged from ‘dark pit’ of temptation to suicide

Jul 10, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Spanish priest Salvador Aguado Miguel shares his testimony following last week’s suicide of beloved Italian Father Matteo Balzano. Read more

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Court blocks $5 million West Virginia grant to Catholic trade college amid lawsuit

Jul 10, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A circuit court blocked a West Virginia agency from awarding a $5 million grant to St. Joseph the Worker, an... Read more

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Pope Leo XIV: AI developers, users share responsibility to promote good of humanity

Jul 10, 2025

By Kristina Millare

In a message to the 2025 AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV said both developers and users of AI... Read more

Built in 1578, Mar Hormizd Cathedral is the Syro-Malabar cathedral church in Angamaly, India.

Pope Leo XIV withdraws papal delegate after agreement avoids schism in Syro-Malabar Church

Jul 10, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The specter of schism has hovered in recent years over the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Church in... Read more

Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV to be the next bishop of Baker, a mission diocese in eastern Oregon.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Iowa priest to lead mission diocese of Baker, Oregon

Jul 10, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV has tapped Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, to be the next... Read more

Bishops Rudolf Voderholzer and Stefan Oster.

‘Never again second-class people:’ German bishops defend life amid high court controversy

Jul 10, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Amid a heated debate over appointments to Germany’s constitutional court, two Bavarian bishops have issued an urgent call to uphold... Read more

Blessed Anacleto González Flores, martyr of the religious persecution that Mexico experienced in the 1920s.

San Antonio Archdiocese to commemorate martyr who fought for religious freedom in Mexico

Jul 10, 2025

By David Ramos

The Archdiocese of San Antonio will commemorate the 137th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Anacleto González Flores, the patron... Read more

The Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced on June 29, 2025, a restructuring plan that will merge parishes in the face of a priest shortage.

Crippling priest shortage leads to restructuring of Grand Rapids Diocese

Jul 10, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has had just one ordination to the priesthood in the last two years and... Read more

Diogo Jota of the Liverpool soccer team.

Funeral of soccer star Diogo Jota: Tributes, mourning, and final farewell 

Jul 9, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The funeral of two Portuguese soccer players who died last Thursday in a traffic accident was held in an atmosphere... Read more

Canterbury Anglican Cathedral.

Historic Mass celebrated by papal nuncio at Anglican cathedral in rare event

Jul 9, 2025

By Madeleine Teahan

For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most... Read more

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Catholic bishops: Church will not endorse political candidates despite IRS shift

Jul 9, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

USCCB Director of Public Affairs Chieko Noguchi released a statement to announce that the Church will not endorse political candidates,... Read more

The Vatican recognizes the pastoral value of the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary on Mount Zvir near the village of Litmanová in northwestern Slovakia from 1990 to 1995 and authorizes public worship, without commenting on the supernatural authenticity of the apparitions.

Vatican approves Marian devotion in Slovakia but doesn’t recognize apparitions

Jul 9, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith granted a nihil obstat of Marian devotion surrounding the alleged apparitions of... Read more

Thousands of young people at the opening Mass for JEMJ 2025 on July 4, 2025, at the shrine in Covadonga located in the Asturias province of Spain.

Youth event in Spain draws thousands who are embracing holiness

At the foot of the shrine in Covadonga located in Asturias province Spain, more than 1,700 young Catholics from 28... Read more