Catholic Church weighs legal challenge to new anti-conversion law in India
Indiaʼs Maharashtra state enacted a sweeping anti-conversion law on Aug. 28, prompting Catholic leaders to call for prayer and a legal challenge. Nearby Goa shelved a similar bill days after…
2 Carmelites survive ambush on highway where bandits killed Catholic sisters in South Sudan
TORIT, South Sudan — Two members of the Order of Discalced Carmelites serving in South Sudan’s Diocese of Torit have survived an ambush by armed bandits along the Juba-Torit highway…
‘Worn-out dictatorships’ never speak of the cross, Nicaragua’s exiled Bishop Báez says
Silvio Báez, the exiled auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua, stated that “worn-out dictatorships” that profane the name of Jesus by attributing the dominion they exercise to him “never speak of…
Pope Leo: Take time out of the daily bustle to ‘listen to the melodious voice’ of creation
Pope Leo XIV invited people to take time out from the daily bustle of their lives to listen to “the melodious voice of creation,” through which God speaks, as the…
Federal judge delays mifepristone lawsuit until after midterms
A federal judge on Sunday agreed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s request to pause a lawsuit over the safety of the mifepristone pill and the drug’s mail-order distribution.…
Vatican diplomat says Moscow mission focused on peace despite no concrete breakthrough
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher said diplomacy remains a possible path toward ending the war in Ukraine after high-level talks in Moscow produced no concrete breakthrough. Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for…
This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September is for the care of water. “Imagine a hot summer day, after hard work or a long walk, you finally…
Texas parish first in world named after 2015 Ghanian martyr
The first Catholic parish in the world founded under the patronage of Ghanaian martyr and saint Matthew Ayariga will open in Arlington, Texas, in January 2027. Bishop Michael Olson of…
Pope Leo XIV names third Chinese bishop in 3 months
Father Paolo Liu Honggang was ordained bishop of the Diocese of Datong in China’s Shanxi province on Monday. The Holy See said Pope Leo XIV appointed Liu bishop of Datong…
Bishops from Mexico, U.S., Canada see urgent need to speak ‘with one voice’
“It is increasingly urgent that the Catholic Church in the Americas speak with one voice,” stated Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, vice president of the United States Conference of…
Bishop Caggiano urges local parish support as immigrant families fear enforcement
Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, called for support as he said recent immigration enforcement in the state has left some Catholic families afraid to attend church or school. Families…
Religious freedom under growing threat worldwide, experts warn at Catholic gathering in Italy
RIMINI, Italy — Freedom of religion or belief, a pillar of human dignity and democratic societies, is threatened in many regions of the world by persecution, discrimination, and faith-related violence.…