New Jersey man pleads guilty to bomb plot at 2025 Red Mass in Washington, DC — By: Catholic News Agency

A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to having attempted a bombing plot against an October 2025 Red Mass in Washington, D.C., a liturgy whose attendees regularly include Supreme Court justices and other high-ranking government officials. Louis Geri was arrested outside of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Oct. 5, 2025, with police…

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Chaldean bishop arrested in San Diego on embezzlement, money laundering charges — By: Catholic News Agency

A Chaldean Catholic bishop has been arrested in San Diego and charged with embezzling Church funds. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said Bishop Emanuel Shaleta was arrested on March 5 at San Diego International Airport as the prelate was “attempting to leave the country.” The sheriff’s office said in a press release that the…

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Catholic Church in Spain creates department for relations with Islam — By: Catholic News Agency

The standing committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) has approved the creation of a department for relations with Islam, intended to address the growth of the country’s Muslim population. This new body is part of the Bishops’ Subcommittee for Interconfessional Relations and Interreligious Dialogue, chaired by the auxiliary bishop of…

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Reverse migration: Catholic shelters in Mexico serve repatriated migrants and foreigners who remain — By: Catholic News Agency

In Mexico’s cities bordering the U.S., migration numbers have changed. Where there was once a constant flow of people traveling in caravans, today the numbers have slowed to “a trickle.” However, Catholic shelters point out that, far from disappearing, migration has a new face. In the southern Mexican city of Tapachula bordering Guatemala, known as…

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Formerly gay Christian convert wins court battle in Malta over ban on ‘conversion therapy’ — By: Catholic News Agency

After a three-year legal battle, Maltese singer Matthew Grech, accused of publicly sharing how he abandoned a homosexual lifestyle after his conversion to Christianity, was finally acquitted on Wednesday, March 4. The trial against the 36-year-old singer, a former contestant on “X Factor Malta,” began in April 2022 following an interview on the program “PMnews…

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American Catholics launch crowdfunding effort to gift Pope Leo XIV papal tiara — By: Catholic News Agency

A newly established nonprofit launched a crowdfunding effort to construct a papal tiara that will contain Catholic and American symbolism, with the plan to offer it to Pope Leo XIV as a gift from American Catholics for the first pontiff from the United States. “Historically, the majority of papal tiaras are gifts, usually from the…

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St. John’s University in New York no longer recognizes faculty labor unions — By: Catholic News Agency

St. John’s University’s recent decision to cease recognizing faculty labor unions after 56 years has stirred a mix of criticism and support. A Catholic Vincentian college with campuses in Queens and Manhattan, St. John’s University has about 19,000 students, including 3,000 graduate students, 39% of whom identify as Catholic, according to the university’s enrollment numbers….

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