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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….

As the Middle East reels under the weight of an increasingly complex war, Lebanese civilians once again find themselves paying the price of a familiar, painful scene. Against this backdrop, the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon issued a statement combining a clear spiritual stance, a bold national demand, and an urgent humanitarian…

Pope Leo XIV spent Sunday afternoon with parishioners in Rome’s Quarticciolo neighborhood, meeting young people and families touched by addiction before celebrating Mass and urging Catholics to embrace what he called “the logic of unconditional love.” The pope arrived shortly before 4 p.m. at the Parish of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ and…

OLOMOUC, Czech Republic — More than 6,100 donors in the Archdiocese of Olomouc in the Czech Republic have contributed to priests’ salaries through an online crowdfunding platform as the Catholic Church prepares for the end of decades of financial support from the Czech state. The platform, called Donátor, originally launched in the Diocese of Brno…

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Catholic youth across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal are preparing for World Youth Day 2027, scheduled for Aug. 3–8 in Seoul, South Korea, with Church leaders describing the gathering as an opportunity for spiritual renewal, cultural exchange, and witness. Bangladesh, home to roughly 400,000 Catholics, expects to send at least 1,000 young people…