The Trump administration is deploying U.S. emergency response teams to Venezuela in the wake of two high-magnitude earthquakes as local Catholic leaders mobilizes the Church’s support network. “Weʼre already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County [Virginia] and Los Angeles,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters June 25. “There will be some others…

The diocese of Northampton, England, confirmed that a Catholic bishop in England has been charged with child rape. Bishop David James Oakley of Northampton was charged with two counts of rape against a female under the age of 16. The diocese of Northampton confirmed that the bishop “has been charged after an investigation into non-recent…

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s restrictive asylum policies that faced strong opposition from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and some other Catholic advocacy groups. One ruling allows the Department of Homeland Security to end “temporary protected status” for Haitians and Syrians, who can now be…

Pope Leo XIV’s early writings as a friar and prior general of the Augustinians are set to be released in September 2026, the Vatican announced this week. According to Vatican News, the writings will be published in the volume Freedom Under Grace: Reflections on the Spiritual Tradition That Formed Me. The volume will include homilies, speeches,…

Representatives of Christianity and Dharmic religions present in Europe gathered in Rome this week to reflect on fraternity and promote interreligious dialogue and cooperation across the continent. The Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue organized the June 23–24 meeting at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also known as the Angelicum, under the theme: “Buddhists,…

The Catholic Church in the Philippines is mourning three students killed in a school shooting, with one priest spending the day at the scene to console grieving parents. The Archdiocese of Palo, which covers Tacloban City, said the June 22 attack at San Jose National High School left three students dead and at least 20…

Pope Leo XIV this week emphasized that sports are important for spiritual growth and human development. In a private audience with members of the Italian Swimming Federation on June 25, the pontiff highlighted the value of competitive sport as a means of instilling important values and fostering the growth of the body and mind. Pope…