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WARSAW, Poland — The Catholic Church in Poland introduced financial penalties as a disciplinary measure on March 1 for clergy and laypersons performing official Church functions who commit canonical offenses. The move follows the 2021 reform of the Code of Canon Law by Pope Francis, which restored and clarified the Church’s ability to impose financial…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has called for the ongoing investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings to proceed without political interference, following the arrest of the country’s former intelligence chief on charges of conspiracy and aiding the attacks. Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, spokesman of the Archdiocese of Colombo, addressed…
In a landmark decision on March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the state of California cannot keep student “transgender” identities secret from parents, with the justices ruling that the secretive policies likely violate the First Amendment rights of parents whose children believe themselves to be the opposite sex. The 6-3 ruling was announced…
Sara Carter, director of the U.S. government’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, recently visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, where she stated that with God’s blessing, “the plague of the cartels and the poisons they inflict on us and our children” will be overcome. On Feb. 26, Carter visited…
The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., awarded Father Mike Schmitz, known for hosting “The Bible in a Year” podcast, and Bible scholar Jeff Cavins with its prestigious Pillar Award for Narrative on Feb. 20. This was the fourth Pillar Awards, which, according to its website, celebrates “individuals who embody the Museum of the…
Pope Leo XIV promulgated new statutes for the Pontifical Academy for Life, recalling that its objective is “the defense and promotion of the value of human life and the dignity of the person.” The new statutes, which introduce the role of “supporters,” according to Vatican News, the Vatican’s official media outlet, were signed by the…
The executive committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) meeting in Madrid this week, issued an official statement regarding the leaks about its meeting with Pope Leo XIV that recently appeared in various media outlets. The newspaper El País published an article on Feb. 23 titled “The pope warned the bishops…
Paul Thigpen, the noted theologian and convert to the Catholic faith known for his prolific writing career that included an in-depth survey of extraterrestrial life and the Catholic Church, died on Feb. 24. He was 71. Thigpen’s death was announced by several media outlets, including TAN Books, the publisher of many of his works. Conor…
Lydia Kaiser, an eighth grader who survived the school shooting in August 2025 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, on Tuesday spoke out about her experience, saying “elected officials have a duty to protect us from guns.” Kaiser, who survived being shot in the head, shared her story at a Feb. 24 news conference on…
President Donald Trump focused on economic policy and immigration enforcement in his first State of the Union address of his second term, which sparked divided reactions from Catholic Republicans and Democrats. Former Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski and Alfonso Aguilar, America First Policy Institute director of Hispanic engagement, both of whom are Catholic, gave different views…
