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How the ‘baseball priest’ uses the sport to spread the Gospel
Father Burke Masters’ dream was to be a major league baseball player, and in his priesthood he uses the sport... Read more
‘Every execution should be stopped’: How U.S. bishops work to save prisoners on death row
Bishops in multiple U.S. states are leading efforts to spare the lives of condemned prisoners facing execution. Read more
Federal judge strikes down Biden-era health care rule
A federal judge struck down a regulation imposed by President Joe Biden’s administration, saying the administration was “redefining sex discrimination.” Read more
Torture intersects with religious freedom violations worldwide, commission says
Governments violate religious freedom by engaging in torture, according to a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Read more
Advocates call on Trump, Congress to permanently defund Planned Parenthood
While the Trump administration cut funding to the abortion giant for one year, pro-life advocates say Planned Parenthood should go... Read more
Pope Leo XIV to John Paul II Institute: Your mission is to speak and live the truth
“Your specific mission concerns the search for and common witness to the truth,” Pope Leo XIV said Oct. 24 at... Read more
Catholic priest appeals for prayers for evangelical missionary kidnapped in Niger
Kevin Rideout, an American missionary, was abducted from his home in Niger’s capital, Niamey, by three unidentified armed men suspected... Read more
Prayers answered: Annunciation shooting survivor Sophia Forchas finally comes home
Sophia Forchas is finally home after spending 57 days in the hospital with severe injuries from the deadly shooting on... Read more
Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas after Supreme Court denies request for firing squad
Anthony Boyd was convicted of capital murder in the 1993 killing of Gregory Huguley in Talladega County, Alabama. Read more
‘Bishop in overalls’: Cardinal Ján Korec’s witness remembered 10 years after his death
Cardinal Ján Korec, who was once the youngest bishop in the world — and later the oldest — died 10... Read more
After Tunisian shipwreck kills 40, archbishop urges world to tackle migration crisis
Archbishop Lhernould said the Oct. 22 sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Tunisia that killed 40 people... Read more
Pope Leo XIV approves decrees for 11 martyrs killed by Nazi Germany, communists
Pope Leo XIV approved the canonizations of 20th-century European martyrs killed “in hatred of the faith” under Nazi and communist... Read more
Author of religious freedom report weighs in on Cardinal Parolin’s Nigeria comments
The author of Aid to the Church in Need’s 2025 Religious Freedom Report, Marta Petrosillo, is coming to Vatican Secretary... Read more
Consultant to European bishops: Attacks on places of worship are ‘pandemic’
According to Aid to the Church in Need, in 2023, France recorded nearly 1,000 attacks on churches, and more than... Read more
Healing, women, and youth are priorities as Irish Church plans renewal
Seven priorities emerged from the Irish bishops’ Pre-Synodal Assembly meetings, drawing upon a series of gatherings held throughout the country... Read more
Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession
Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more
Prominent Northern Ireland cleric calls for King Charles to abdicate after prayer with pope
Rev. Kyle Paisley slammed King Charles III for “betraying his oath” after praying with Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine... Read more
Pope Leo XIV encourages Order of the Holy Sepulchre in its mission in the Holy Land
Pope Leo XIV thanked the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem for its humble service to the communities of... Read more
In Virginia, a Founding Father’s Catholic daughter is laid to rest after 185 years
The Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, held Eliza Monroe Hay’s reinterment at the top of Hollywood Cemetery overlooking the James River... Read more
Pope Leo XIV criticizes pharmaceutical industry’s role in scourge of opioid addiction
In a meeting with participants of the fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements, the pope directly spoke out against “unbridled... Read more
