What contributes most to the well-being of children and mothers? Subsidizing single motherhood didn’t help kids — but marriage might.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David questioned a decades-old law against illegal gambling after the death of a 20-year-old man whose father was arrested for playing an outlawed street game. Dion Angelo dela… Cardinal David questions Philippines’ gambling law after young man’s death

MUMBAI, India – St. Xavier’s College has cancelled its annual Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture in Mumbai, originally scheduled for the evening of August 9, following a protest by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a… Lecture dedicated to activist Jesuit priest in India cancelled to to Hindu nationalists

“St. Dominic of Guzman” by Claudio Coello, circa 1685. / Credit: Claudio Coello, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Aug 8, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). The first image to greet visitors to the… A dog, a torch, and a saint: The fiery mission of St. Dominic

MUMBAI, India – A member of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has been accused of making “provocative statements” against Christians. A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before the Bombay High… Christian group calls for action against Hindu nationalist population

Ala z via The European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium. Felix Böllmann, the director of European advocacy of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International, called the report ‘a thinly veiled attempt to silence ideological opponents under… Christian Rights Group Challenges ‘Extremism’ Claims in EU Abortion Lobby Report

MANILA, Philippines – An archbishop in the southern Philippines ordered the temporary closure of a 19th-century parish after a vlogger allegedly spat into its holy water font, an incident that went viral and fueled rage… Historic Filipino parish closed after vlogger ‘spits’ into holy water font

[Editor’s Note: On Aug. 1, Crux published an article by Elise Ann Allen mentioning a former priest who was laicized in December 2024, which included witness testimony from several anonymous sources describing a history of… Peruvian ex-priest responds to Crux coverage

Simone RisolutiPope Leo blesses a married couple during his July 30, 2025, general audience. COMMENTARY: Protectors and providers still need support and care, and nurturers still need a strong shoulder to lean on — and… In Light of the ‘Mankeeping’ Discussion, Remember the Wisdom of the Church

Daniel IbáñezPope Leo XIV is greeted by a vast crowd of young people Sunday at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. EDITORIAL: They came by the million — not for a concert or protest, but… 1 Million Signs of Youthful Hope