A high-profile online controversy in early June reignited one of bioethics’ most charged debates: the morality of terminating a pregnancy following a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. As the discussion spread across social media platforms, a familiar claim resurfaced alongside it — that Iceland has effectively eliminated Down syndrome births through abortion, with virtually every…

Pope Leo XIV dedicated his general audience on June 17 to reflecting on his apostolic journey to Spain the previous week, during which he visited Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and the Canary Islands. In his remarks, the pope praised Spainʼs “very rich Catholic tradition” and highlighted the countryʼs “joyful expression of their faith” as well as the…

On the feast of St. Vitus, the new organ in the Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslaus, and Adalbert in Prague was inaugurated. The instrument, whose construction had been started by the former archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Dominik Duka, was blessed by his successor and now-Archbishop Emeritus Jan Graubner on Monday, June 15. “Remember all those…

Pope Leo XIV assured his prayers “for all parents who suffer the loss of a child, especially a baby,” on the occasion of the upcoming Day for Life, which will be celebrated in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland this coming Sunday, June 21. In a message signed by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin,…

Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda of the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Erbil in Iraq appealed to Chaldean Patriarch Paul III Nona to stand with Ankawa — a district of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and home to the largest Christian community in the country — and to be the voice of the people there…