In an audience with representatives of Jesuit colleges and universities in North America, Pope Leo XIV proposed four ways to address current challenges. In his address on June 25, the Holy Father referenced several of the major challenges facing humanity, which he said is undergoing an “epochal change.” Specifically, he pointed to the secularization of…
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The White House Religious Liberty Commission released its final report offering its recommendations to strengthen religious freedom in the United States. During a June 26 presentation in the Oval Office, members of the Commission, led by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, delivered their final report to President Donald Trump. The report includes detailed recommendations for…
Confronting a world marked by deepening division, widespread suffering and a crisis of meaning were the main topics for discussion during the opening session of the extraordinary consistory of cardinals on June 26 in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. The 178 cardinals attending the two-day consistory, run in a synodal format, spoke of growing polarization…
A Catholic group is honoring victims of nuclear weapons by helping to organize lantern floating ceremonies throughout the world. Pax Christi International, a Catholic peace movement, is working with the Hiroshima Coventry Club (Touro Project) to organize the “Lanterns for Peace: from Hiroshima to the World” campaign around the world. “Inspired by the lantern ceremonies…
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The Michigan government this week released its sixth report of diocesan abuse allegations in the state, revealing abuse claims against more than three dozen priests and one deacon in the Diocese of Saginaw. The state attorney general’s report is the second-to-last of a total of seven investigations into clergy and Church abuse in Michigan. Prior…
Pope Leo XIV opened his second extraordinary consistory of cardinals on June 26 by defending his decision to conduct the gathering in a synodal format, acknowledging that the approach is unusual, but insisting that the Lord is leading the Church along this path so that she can “grow in communion.” Addressing 178 cardinals in the Paul VI Hall…
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration is pleading with President Donald Trump to allow Haitian and Syrian migrants to remain in the United States following a Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for possible deportations. Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, who chairs the committee, asked Trump to refrain from deporting the…
