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Catholic schools in Miami will receive $15 million in security funding from the state government after successful petitioning by Floridaʼs Catholic bishops, the Archdiocese of Miami has announced. The archdiocese said the eight-figure security package was part of the newly approved state budget, which was passed by legislators in Tallahassee on May 29. The funding…
During the Jubilee of Youth, held in Rome from July 28 to Aug. 3, 2025, unforgettable scenes filled the Eternal City: young pilgrims singing hymns with guitars, praying quietly near the fountains, and recording videos to share their faith on social media. Among the thousands of young people who passed through the Holy Door of…
A historic Catholic university in New York City has filed a federal lawsuit against state officials amid a dispute over collective bargaining with faculty unions. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. district court on June 1, alleges that the New York State Public Employment Relations Board is infringing on its “fundamental constitutional right” to religious liberty…
“With nothing to do, nowhere to go, no schooling, no commerce,” Gaza is “a very still quiet and dark place,” said Michael La Civita, director of communications at the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). CNEWA is working with numerous Church entities in Gaza, as it is in a “permanent state of waiting,” La Civita…
GOPALGANJ, Bangladesh — Twenty-five years after a bomb attack during Sunday Mass killed 10 Catholics and injured more than 50 at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Baniarchar, southern Bangladesh, the parish priest says his community has all but given up hope of seeing anyone brought to justice. “We donʼt expect any more justice, because we,…
Catholic universities should reflect “authenticity as true disciples of Christ” as they guide students’ desire for knowledge into a passion for the truth, Pope Leo XIV told university presidents from the United States on Wednesday. “As young men and women come to your colleges and universities looking to study a specific degree, oftentimes motivated by…
Amid steadily rising incidents of anti-Christian violence in India, Christian and secular groups came together in a “Peopleʼs Tribunal,” titled “Caravan of Love,” that has urged the Indian government to end “impunity for non-state actors.” “A recurring concern throughout the proceedings was the alleged role of state institutions. Participants described instances in which police officers…
A priest who formerly served in Louisiana and Texas has been handed nearly a century in prison after being convicted of several counts of sexual abuse. Father Anthony Odiong received a 99-year sentence on June 2 for three counts of sexual assault after jurors in McLennan County, Texas, found him guilty on May 29, according…
Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Pope Leoʼs first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, calls for keeping the dignity of the human person, created in God’s image, at the center of any discernment about emerging technologies. Coakley spoke at a virtual panel June 2 held by Georgetown Universityʼs Initiative on Catholic…
At the Wednesday general audience at the Vatican on June 3, Pope Leo XIV called Catholics to be open to an “encounter with God by rediscovering the signs and symbols of the sacred liturgy.” “We need to let ourselves be educated by the rites of the liturgy, tending to the beauty of our celebrations with…
