Church leaders in Pakistan have welcomed the passage of a bill by the Punjab Assembly that classifies underage marriage as a non-bailable offense, while cautioning that enforcement challenges and systemic gaps could limit its impact…
Following Jesus is our Christian call. ‘ … Announce the praises of him, who called you out of darkness into his own, wonderful light.’
The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to a nearly $1 billion settlement for victims of clergy abuse, one of the largest abuse settlements in U.S. Church history that comes after more than half a…
Police in Bangladesh arrested three Muslim men on April 30 in connection with a late-night assault on an Oblate missionary and a robbery at a Catholic church in the countryʼs capital, authorities said. Officers raided…
For the first time, the Sudeten German Association, uniting descendants of those expelled from Czechoslovakia after World War II, will gather in Brno, the second-largest city in modern-day Czech Republic. They were invited by the…
Jesus worked as a carpenter; how is the Church connecting with tradesmen? And how the Church can better reach people with a blue-collar background.
Pope Leo XIV said Thursday that the Church is called to reach all peoples not by imposing itself but by bearing witness to the truth in charity. In an April 30 audience with members of…
A New York City street acquired a new name this past weekend honoring a Catholic sister’s decades of dedication to the East Harlem community. On Saturday, April 25, more than 100 people gathered to celebrate…
Pope Leo XIV waves as the popemobile passes by a crowd of American pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s general audience on June 18, 2025, at the Vatican. On Wednesday, the Dicastery…
Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Office for the Universal Church and Dialogue of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany, at the Vatican on April 30, 2026. The pontiff told a delegation from the…