MUMBAI, India – In India, the Delhi High Court recently upheld the dismissal of Lieutenant Samuel Kamalesan, a Christian officer from the Indian Army, for his refusal to participate in religious rituals at his regiment’s… India court upholds dismissal of Army officer who refused to violate his Christian faith

Credit: FreshStock/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: China recognizes Pope Leo XIV’s first bishop… China recognizes Pope Leo XIV’s first bishop appointment

Diocese of Assisi/Wikimedia CommonsBlessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. In an unexpected move, the consistory also decided to move the date for Frassati’s canonization, which had been set for Aug. 3 during… BREAKING: Carlo Acutis to Be Canonized Sept. 7 With Pier Giorgio Frassati

null / Credit: Andy via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) CNA Staff, Jun 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). For many years in the United States, Catholic dioceses have periodically announced major settlements involving victims of… CNA explains: How do dioceses pay for bankruptcy and abuse settlements?

Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati / EWTN News Vatican City, Jun 13, 2025 / 04:42 am (CNA). The Vatican announced Friday that Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved… BREAKING: Carlo Acutis to be canonized Sept. 7 with Pier Giorgio Frassati

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – A victim of sexual abuse by a priest over 50 years ago in April created Brazil’s first Network of Survivors of Ecclesiastical Abuse. The South American country had at least 148… First network of clergy abuse survivors is created in Brazil

He has only been in office for a month, but every word and action of Pope Leo XIV has been analyzed extensively by the media trying to determine the mentality of the new pontiff, elected… Pope Leo XIV gives first indication of how he might change ‘Synodality’

Father Michael Herlihey, OFM Cap, one of three chaplains serving pilgrims along the Drexel Route, blesses children following the opening Mass of the 2025 Eucharistic Pilgrimage in Indianpolis on May 18, 2025. / Credit: Jeffrey… What it’s like to be a chaplain on the road with the body of Christ

Fertility rose at the end of the Depression and the end of World War II with the Baby Boom, to more than 3.5 births for every woman by 1960 — then plummeted immediately thereafter. /… United Nations solution to ‘fertility crisis’ faces criticism

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Catholic bishops criticized the Senate for delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, who is accused of misusing public funds and plotting to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Duterte… Filipino bishops hit Senate for delaying VP Duterte’s impeachment trial