U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to press China’s president on Jimmy Lai case
More than 100 U.S. lawmakers sent President Donald Trump a letter asking him to address Jimmy Lai’s case when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May…
Bishop urges global intervention against execution of 200 Ethiopian youth in Saudi Arabia
Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia has appealed to the international community to urgently intervene and halt the planned execution of 200 Ethiopian nationals reportedly…
Church in Colombia begins training digital missionaries to faithfully proclaim the Gospel
With the aim of proclaiming the Gospel on the so-called “digital continent,” the Colombian Bishops’ Conference launched the Digital Missionaries School last weekend. The school is an initiative of the…
Meet the Trump surgeon general nominee who kept her baby despite an unplanned pregnancy as a teen
President Donald Trumpʼs nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Nicole Saphier, kept her son, Nick, when she became pregnant unexpectedly at age 17. Saphier, a radiologist who specializes in treating breast…
French sister ‘bringing Jesus’ light’ to Haiti’s most vulnerable children
As children in Haiti face unimaginable conditions, a religious sister and her team are changing thousands of lives by providing protection, education, and faith formation in the nationʼs most dangerous…
Inside the most popular happy hour among Washington, D.C., Catholics
WASHINGTON — Young adult Catholics living in Washington, D.C., are flocking to the Emmaus Happy Hour, a monthly event that its founder says is rooted in authentic friendship and the…
Bishop Conley weighs in with ‘Just War 101’
In an op-ed to his flock titled ‘Just War 101: Catholic teaching for a dangerous moment,” Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, says he feels “a special…
Catholic organizations call on Congress to protect food aid, nutrition programs
WASHINGTON — A coalition of Catholic groups led by the U.S. bishops is urging Congress to bolster federal nutrition and agriculture programs in the 2027 agriculture spending bill. In a…
U.S. same-sex ministry group says criticism in Vatican report is ‘false and unjust’
An influential Catholic ministry that walks with those experiencing same-sex attraction said a Vatican report that criticized its work was guilty of a “false and unjust depiction” of the decades-old…
Oregon counselor sues after being fined $90,000 for not affirming client’s same-sex relationship
A Catholic counselor filed a lawsuit this week after being fined nearly $90,000 by the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists after he told a client he could…
Catholic Church leaders in Africa reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s first year
NAIROBI, Kenya — Catholic Church leaders across Africa have described the first year of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV as a period marked by pastoral closeness, missionary renewal, peace…
Spanish bishops: ‘We cannot simply stand by and watch the ship sink’
Just weeks before Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic visit to Spain, the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) released a document that establishes seven pastoral priorities for the 2026–2030…