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The Franciscan Friars of California have announced a $20 million settlement with alleged abuse victims, with the eight-figure payout coming after the group filed for bankruptcy several years ago. The friars announced in 2024 that they had filed a Chapter 11 petition “to address 94 child sexual abuse claims.” The order said at the time…
Officials at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), the administrative headquarters of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, have denounced what they have described as a “relentless wave of killings and abductions” across the West African nation, warning that continued violence and impunity are turning the country into “a field of grief” and eroding the…
“The Crisis of Migration for Families and Nations” was the subject of a Feb. 4 symposium that brought together American and Hungarian thought leaders who share concerns about the phenomenon of mass migration and its impact on the common good of their respective nations. The event coincided with the release of a new paper titled…
Pope Leo XIV addressed a letter to the priests of the Archdiocese of Madrid, who were called together by Cardinal José Cobo to reflect on their ministry and the pastoral needs of the archdiocese in a two-day meeting this week. The pontiff described how the secularized cultural landscape has changed, requiring a new approach to…
EWTN News has released a new documentary shedding light on Christianity in Algeria, exploring its deep historical roots, the challenges Christians face in a Muslim-majority country, and the quiet yet resilient faith witness of Christians there. The documentary, “Christianity in Algeria: Walking a Fine Line,” produced by journalist Colm Flynn, takes viewers on a journey from Annaba…
Jimmy Lai’s family is calling on national leaders to help free the Catholic pro-democracy activist after he received a 20-year prison sentence from a Hong Kong high court. “The life expectancy of the average male in Hong Kong is 83. My father was handed a 20-year sentence. He is five years from 83. Just looking…
Pope Leo XIV has indicated he will visit Sydney in the spring of 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress, Bishop Richard Umbers, CEO of the organizing body, announced Feb. 9. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited the pope to visit Sydney for the International Eucharistic Congress on the day after his installation in May…
U.S. Catholic bishops condemned President Donald Trump’s social media post that showed the faces of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama superimposed on cartoon apes. Trump has since deleted the Feb. 5 Truth Social post, said he did not intend to post a depiction of the Obamas as apes, and condemned the…
Pope Leo XIV approved the new statutes of the Pontifical International Marian Academy, an organization founded 80 years ago to promote and coordinate Mariological and Marian studies worldwide. According to the Vatican Press Office, the Holy Father approved the new statutes during an audience with Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, substitute for general affairs of the…
“The Hong Kong High Court’s decision to sentence Jimmy Lai to 20 years is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case,” said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Feb. 9 statement. Jimmy Lai, Catholic entrepreneur and media tycoon, was sentenced on Feb. 9 to 20 years in prison over what Chinese officials…
