Week-long rains have triggered landslides and caused severe flooding in the southeastern Chittagong region of Bangladesh, leaving at least 34 people dead and hundreds of thousands of others affected, including many already vulnerable Rohingya refugees.…
Pope Leo XIV greets guests during a lunch for poor people at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome, July 11, 2026. The event was the second lunch the pope has hosted with those facing poverty since…
The Colombian Bishops’ Conference called for the will of the people expressed in the results of the June 21 presidential elections, which saw Abelardo de la Espriella emerge as the winner, to be respected and…
Pope Leo XIV on July 11 expressed a “hunger for justice [and] authentic charity” while attending a lunch with poor people at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome. “[I have] a hunger for a Church that…
It may sound paradoxical at first, but the defiant behavior of a schismatic clerical faction devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass may already be pushing the Church toward resolution of some fairly messy unfinished business…
Christ is our hope. This week, the bishops of the U.S. gathered in Orlando, Florida, for their annual spring plenary meeting, and their most pressing task was the consecration of the country to the Sacred…
The logo for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France. | Credit: French Bishops’ Conference Through vibrant, symbolic imagery, the logo captures the theme of the pope’s visit, evoking peace and new life as well as…
Society of St. Pius X clergy process during the consecration ceremony of four new bishops of the society on July 1, 2026, in Ecône, Switzerland. More U.S. bishops are instructing Catholics to avoid attending Society…
Finnbarr WebsterAnn Widdecombe speaks on stage during the South West conference at Westpoint Arena, Nov. 9, 2024, in Exeter, England. The long-serving British politician died on July 9, 2026, at 78 years old. Ann Widdecombe,…
Police in the U.K. have confirmed that they opened a murder investigation into her death and subsequently arrested a 26-year-old white British national, aAfter news broke on Friday that Ann Widdecombe had died. Widdecombe, a…