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Catholic Charities Fort Worth to continue refugee efforts
The move follows urgent pleas from refugee service providers across Texas, who warned Catholic Charities Fort Worth’s withdrawal would jeopardize... Read more
Pope Leo XIV receives call from Netanyahu after Gaza church attack
Pope Leo XIV received a phone call Friday from Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, following yesterday’s Israeli army... Read more
Pizzaballa, Patriarch Theophilos III visit Holy Family Church in Gaza after Israeli attack
Both religious leaders led an ecclesiastical delegation into Gaza to “offer condolences and solidarity” with both Christian and non-Christian families. Read more
Israel says Holy Family Church in Gaza was ‘mistakenly’ hit, ‘regrets’ damage
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared a post on X saying “fragments from a shell” hit the parish church, which has... Read more
Federal court blocks Washington law that would force priests to violate seal of confession
In the ruling, District Judge David Estudillo said there was “no question” that the law burdened the free exercise of... Read more
Mexico City government projects pro-abortion images on cathedral’s façade
The show, titled “Luminous Memory: Mexico-Tenochtitlan 700 Years,” takes place every night July 11–27 in the capital’s Zócalo (central square). Read more
Violence against Christians escalates in Syria
Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more
8 things to know about the only Catholic parish in Gaza
Amid the ongoing war in Gaza, the Holy Family Church has been a refuge for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Here... Read more
Catholic bishops seek relief from federal abortion rule in appeals court
The USCCB is asking a federal district court to block the government from enforcing any portion of an abortion “accommodation”... Read more
Gaza church attack: Without warnings by priest ‘it would have been a massacre’
Father Yusuf Asad, 49, assistant parochial vicar at Holy Family Church in Gaza, had just celebrated morning Mass when a... Read more
Catholic youth urge European leaders to address migrant crisis with charity, understanding
This year’s written contribution by the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union Youth Net centers on solutions... Read more
UPDATE: Catholic Sen. Tim Kaine blasts GOP for slashing aid funding
Sen. Tim Kaine on Wednesday called the cuts an “attack on the religious organizations so that they cannot do the... Read more
The Holy See at the UN calls for urgent measures to protect families
The permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, participated in this week’s “High-Level Political... Read more
Gaza’s only Catholic priest among injured in Israeli attack
The Holy Family Church in Gaza was hit Thursday amid a new wave of Israeli bombings, leaving several people dead... Read more
Bishop says U.S. aid cuts, not migrants, crippling South Africa’s health system
A South African bishop blames “recent suspension of most U.S. foreign aid”" for medication shortages and a rise in violence... Read more
Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Orthodox-Catholic pilgrim group at Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with a U.S. ecumenical group led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin and Greek Orthodox Archbishop... Read more
Pope urges immediate ceasefire after deadly attack on Catholic parish in Gaza
Following a strike against the only Catholic Church in Gaza, which left at least two dead on July 17, Pope... Read more
UPDATE: Latin Patriarchate confirms Holy Family Church in Gaza hit, 3 deaths reported
The direct strike killed three people, as confirmed by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem hours after the attack. Read more
South Korean priests undergo AI training
The Diocese of Suwon, South Korea, brought together priests to learn about the use of artificial intelligence tools in parish... Read more
Abortions in Ireland up 300% since 2018 referendum
One in 6 unborn children’s lives now end in abortion in the Republic of Ireland. Read more
