MANILA, Philippines — Several parishes in the Philippines have begun enforcing smoke-free and vape-free policies on church grounds, citing both the sacredness of the premises and the health of parishioners. “I support the smoke-free and…
The light of Christ burns brightly at the April 4, 2026, Easter vigil at Saint-Roch in Paris. At Saint-Roch — the ‘Church of the Artists’ that has become a hotspot for the traditional Latin Mass…
Hereʼs a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the U.S. Minnesota bishop cites Gracie Abrams in speech on educators’ role in healing wounds Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston shared a video performance of…
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, former apostolic nuncio to the United States The Vatican responded to a media report claiming Cardinal Christophe Pierre, then-papal envoy to the U.S., received ‘a bitter lecture’ in a meeting with U.S.…
The bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Friday as part of their synodal meetings in Rome to elect a new patriarch. The encounter comes after Cardinal…
A New Jersey congressman sharply criticized the Vatican for giving a platform to one of Beijing’s top transplant officials at a 2017 international conference on organ trafficking. During an April 9 event hosted by the…
HELSINKI — Thousands of candles illuminated the steps of Finlandʼs Parliament in Helsinki on March 21 as pro-life advocates held a public vigil commemorating children lost to abortion. Organized by the Finnish pro-life group Oikeus…
Remembering “the lordship of Christ is over everything,” Catholic and Protestant leaders are prioritizing ethical investing by making their voices heard as shareholders. At the 2026 Christian Institutional Investors conference in Lakewood, Colorado, on April…
The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic on April 1 found that parts of a treaty between the Czech Republic and the Holy See are inconsistent with the Czech constitution and therefore cannot be ratified.…
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The archbishop of Dhaka is urging the Bangladeshi government to reconsider a proposal to introduce online classes for school students amid the countryʼs ongoing energy crisis, warning that the move would undermine…