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Sri Lanka jails 15 for up to 260 years over Easter Sunday church bombings
Sri Lanka’s High Court has sentenced 15 men to prison terms of 200 to 260 years for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The convictions are the first…
Bishop baptized by Fulton Sheen reflects on his legacy ahead of beatification
As the Church prepares for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24 in St. Louis, the bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, is reflecting on the significance…
Spanish life coach subjected to repeated ‘lawfare’ by LGBT lobby
Ten years ago, Elena Lorenzo, a life coach in Spain specializing in personal identity, received the first legal complaint lodged against her by the LGBT lobby there. Now fully a…
Priest’s murder in Mexico may be warning to sow fear, priest says
The recent murder of Father Román de la Cruz Hernández in the Mexican state of Hidalgo has once again drawn attention to the violence plaguing the country and has renewed…
Bishop sees Pope Leo’s visit as bringing a ‘spiritual springtime’ to Uruguay
The president of the Uruguayan Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Milton Tróccoli, said the apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Nov. 6–8 will awaken a “spiritual springtime” in the country.…
Popular Catholic podcaster and religious sister announces discernment of new community
Popular Catholic speaker, podcast host, and author Sister Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, announced on Sept. 21 that she is publicly discerning the establishment of a new religious community called Friends…
Bishop of Austin decries ICE shooting as federal officials say man fled arrest
Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, said he was “deeply saddened and disturbed” by an ICE officer’s shooting of a Venezuelan man in Austin, as federal…
Fragments of medieval Gospel of St. Mark-turned-relic reunited after 7 centuries
For the first time in seven centuries, Aquileia, a city in northeastern Italy with a fascinating past, has reunited the three scattered fragments of a sixth-century manuscript that for centuries…
Thousands join Germany’s March for Life as activists attack pro-life stand
Thousands of pro-life demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin and Cologne on Saturday, Sept. 19, for Germany’s annual March for Life, which for the fourth time was held in…
Brazilian Catholic family defends home schooling amid legal battle
The Vieira family from Blumenau, Brazil, has been home-schooling their seven children for over a decade, an approach that the parents, Diego and Patricia, view as an educational mission focused…
Catholic university works to preserve Lebanon’s Christian past
Lebanon’s successive crises have taken a visible toll on its economy and institutions, but they also endanger something less tangible: the memory, faith, and traditions through which a people understands…