The Archdiocese of Quebec in Canada will pay out an eight-figure sum as part of a major class action lawsuit that has played out there over the last several years. The archdiocese said in a…
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to require 12-person juries in criminal cases, with the bishops arguing against a Florida policy allowing smaller six-person juries in many cases. The…
New research has found that annual baptisms have fallen by 30 percent over the last ten years in Ireland. A briefing note from the Iona Institute, a Christian advocacy and research body, says falling births and…
Guy SmallmanFlowers are laid at the plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square during an Aug. 17 vigil for Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor who was found dead at his London home Aug. 14.…
Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster in England issued “a vital call to action in support of people around the world oppressed for their faith” to national governments and the United Nations. Moth, president of the…
Bohumil PetríkAltar servers carry the processional cross ahead of Bishop Jozef Haľko at the Assumption pilgrimage on the Calvary hill in Nitra, Slovakia, on Aug. 15, 2026. Pilgrims have climbed the Calvary hill in Nitra…
OTUKPO, Nigeria — A seminarian who was abducted from the bishop’s residence in Nigeria’s Diocese of Otukpo on July 29 has escaped from his captors and returned home unharmed. In a statement shared with ACI…
gwkttsMap of India. The men, held since May on charges of conversion and attempted murder, walked out of jail after the Rajasthan High Court granted bail.
Father Ricardo Bello Mato, a Spanish priest who just turned 100. Father Ricardo Bello Mato offers his reflections on heaven and his many years as a priest.
Courtesy photoDavid and Maria Henrie hold the new book available on Nov. 10. Disney alum David Henrie and his wife, Maria, turn real-life bedtime questions into a Scripture-filled picture book proving no fear is too…