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

[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

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

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

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

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Father Carol Tchinda Nguito of Cameroon has been honored as a hero who sacrificed his life while serving God’s people in the Mamfe Diocese. The 37-year-old priest drowned on July 31 while… Cameroonian priest remembered as ‘hero’ after drowning death

Pope Leo reminded Christians to put in order the spaces in their lives needed  to receive Jesus Christ during his General Audience. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Aug. 6, the pontiff… Leave room for God, Pope Leo says at General Audience

Screenshot Pope Leo XIV greets Colm and Paola Flynn during the Jubilee of Youth. There was euphoria in the air, but a sense of something deeper, too. Something more profound. A joy, a sense of… My Unforgettable Meeting With Pope Leo XIV — and the Faith of 1 Million Youth