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Polandʼs bishops have defended the constitutional meaning of marriage, saying that upholding it is not acting “against anyone or taking away anyoneʼs dignity,” as Polish cities begin registering same-sex couples following an EU court ruling. “Respect for each person does not mean giving up the truth about marriage that the Church has been preaching from…
Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Spain will take place against a political and social backdrop marked by intense polarization. The divided political climate coincides with an unprecedented event in Spanish democracy: the indictment on charges of alleged corruption by a former prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, who…
Pope Leo met with the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, at the Vatican on May 28. Johnson, who has served as mayor since 2023, met with the pontiff for the first time since his election. He also used the occasion to formally invite the pontiff to visit his native city, Chicago. In a press briefing…
Abuse allegations rose slightly in 2025 but remained far below 2021 levels, while settlement amounts paid during 2025 increased by 69% over the previous year, according to the U.S. bishops’ annual report. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection released the 2025 report with findings from an audit on…
Fulani militants caused the highest number of deaths among all religious communities in Nigeria in the past year, according to the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “Conflicting media narratives and reported government censorship have hindered accurate analysis of the identities and motivations of the alarming number of armed nonstate actors that violate religious…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has raised the cap for Afrikaner refugees but kept capacity restrictions on refugees from other countries, which sparked disapproval from Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of the Diocese of Victoria, Texas. Cahill, who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, welcomed the decision to admit 10,000 more Afrikaners…
After beginning their trek on Sunday, May 24, in St. Augustine, Florida, pilgrims participating in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage spent four days in Georgia. Founded in 1874 by Benedictine missionaries to serve Savannah’s African American Catholic community, Our Lady of Good Hope served as the starting point for the approximately one-mile Eucharistic procession through rain-soaked…
Pro-life organizations in Mexico are warning that a draft ruling set to be debated by a full session of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN, by its Spanish acronym) seeks to move toward the “total decriminalization” of abortion. According to these groups, such a move would eliminate legal protections for the unborn…
A controversial video posted on social media this week appears to show a Washington Nationals executive claiming that the team discriminates against Catholic pitcher Trevor Williams due to his having been outspoken about his faith. The video, posted to X by “guerrilla journalist” James OʼKeefe, apparently shows Sean Hudson, the director of community relations for…
Pope Leo XIV warned Thursday against the temptation to make Christianity more attractive by diluting its content or softening its demands, telling Vatican evangelization officials that the faith is transmitted above all through credible Christian witness. “It is certainly not by watering down the content or softening the demands that Christianity can be made attractive…
