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Palestinian Lutherans ‘incredibly disturbed’ by arrest of Christian student

The Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land says he is “deeply shocked and horrified" by the arrest of a Lutheran student at Birzeit University. [...]

Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod

In a letter to the cardinals who will take part in the meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the end of June, Cardinal Re outlines the themes of the four [...]

African voices must help shape the future of AI

In the wake of the promulgation of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica humanitas” one of Africa’s leading voices in artificial intelligence reiterates his conviction that Africans must not be excluded [...]

'Now I wait for Pope Leo,' says the Canary Islands migrant who moved Pope Francis

The young Senegalese man survived a shipwreck in 2020 during which he witnessed the death of his brother and many others. After arriving at the port of Arguineguín on Gran [...]

India's Cardinal Poola calls 'Magnifica humanitas' a 'clear moral compass'

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is praising Pope Leo XIV's encyclical 'Magnifica humanitas' for establishing an ethical framework to address the challenges presented by artificial intelligence, which are [...]

Nyles Pinckney, a former defensive tackle at Clemson University, was still in college when his girlfriend became pregnant. Years after they both experienced the pain of… The post Former college [...]

Fired teacher challenges religious exemption in suit against Georgia Catholic school

A non-Catholic teacher at a Catholic school in the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, has filed a lawsuit alleging she was wrongfully terminated, arguing the diocese cannot… The post Fired teacher [...]

Buffalo diocese lowers amount it asks parishes to contribute toward $150M clergy abuse settlement

The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, reportedly issued a letter to diocesan priests in March walking back its request that parishes cover $80 million of its… The post Buffalo diocese [...]

The organizers of World Youth Day 2027, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, recently announced the event’s five patron saints, offering young people around the… The post Meet the [...]

President Donald Trump announced April 25 that he has canceled the trip of his representatives to go to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, to meet with… The post Trump cancels [...]

Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod

Pope Leo XIV will preside at the Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, bless the pallia and impose them on the new metropolitan archbishops [...]

Thai Catholic business leaders strengthen faith-based entrepreneurship through growing national network

A growing Catholic business network links entrepreneurs nationwide to advance livelihoods, spiritual formation, and social responsibility [...]

Iraq’s new Chaldean leader calls faithful to safeguard Christianity’s ancestral homeland

The former Mosul archbishop appealed for stronger Christian witness as communities continue rebuilding after years of upheaval [...]

Malaysia launches refugee registration scheme as thousands of Rohingya seek stability and legal work

Advocates welcome greater recognition for refugees but caution that legal status alone cannot guarantee safety and dignity [...]

Pope: ‘Keep beautiful witness of Corpus Christi processions alive’

Pope Leo XIV recalled that Thursday marks the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, encouraging the faithful to keep alive the public witness of faith [...]

- Tessa Gervasini
Catholic law firm offers guidelines to help school districts uphold parental rights
Guidelines urge districts to “immediately and expressly adopt a parental notice and opt-out policy,” which provides prominent and regular notice that will reach all parents.
- Tessa Gervasini
U.S. bishops echo Pope Leo’s concern of AI use in war
The bishops urged that “judgments over life and death, the gravest of human challenges, must remain bound to our living consciences.”
- CNA Deutsch
World’s oldest priest dies at 110
Ordained in 1950, Father Bruno Kant served the Diocese of Fulda in Germany for decades. After retiring from active ministry, he remained a confidant, pastor, and spiritual guide for many parishioners.
- Daniel Payne
Illinois diocese asks court to block law requiring it to hire nonbelievers
The Diocese of Springfield says the state Human Rights Act violates its religious freedom, including the right to hire workers who agree with its religious mission.
- Bohumil Petrík
Prague archbishop, German ambassador mark post-WWII massacre
During the Diocese of Litoměřice's Year of Reconciliation, Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl led a pilgrimage and Mass honoring hundreds killed in Czechoslovakia in 1945.
- Jude Atemanke
Cameroon’s bishops renew call for peace, dialogue as nation faces ongoing crises
The president of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon emphasized that peace must remain a national priority, particularly in Cameroon’s conflict-ridden regions.
- David Ramos
Mexican bishop: Lack of mature faith leads Catholics to fall into esotericism
Mexico's bishops have a established a new pastoral ministry to meet the growing need of people experiencing spiritual, moral, and physical suffering, which could also be of malevolent origin.

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