GoneWithTheWindA statue of Our Lady stands in front of St. James Church at the Medjugorje shrine in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The parish called on the faithful to respond ‘with prayer, fasting, and forgiveness’ as police…
The Vatican has urged the United Nations (U.N.) to include the homeless in efforts to create sustainable cities, stating that the “persistence of homelessness should trouble the conscience of the international community.” The Permanent Observer…
Earlier this year, Dominican Father Gregory Pine led a group of 15 pilgrims from different countries and backgrounds on the ancient pilgrimage to Trondheim. From World Cup star Erling Haaland to Nobel Prize-winning author (and…
A Catholic anti-trafficking network, led by nuns, assisted 1.2 million people worldwide in 2025 through its outreach against human exploitation. The annual report for Talitha Kum, the international network of consecrated life against human trafficking,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A Catholic priest previously suspended in Uganda has been sentenced to 31 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) official and the attempted murder…
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Authorities in Bosnia on Tuesday investigated the desecration of a Virgin Mary statue and a shrine damaged by fire overnight in a southern Bosnian village, a popular destination for Roman Catholic pilgrims.…
The Vatican will launch its first conference of Christians and Confucians to expand the Catholic Church’s outreach to the Asian ethical tradition. The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue will hold the colloquium “Dialogue on the Contribution…
Firefighters in France and Spain were bracing for more challenges on Tuesday, as a spell of hot and very dry weather was making its way through southwestern Europe, where wildfires continue to threaten life and…
Florida’s Catholic bishops are urging state residents to work to bring about an end to the death penalty, describing it as a “culture of death” and incompatible with a full Catholic understanding of the value…
This generation of bishops, including (left to right) Bishop Earl Fernandes, Archbishop Ronald Hicks and Bishop Andrew Cozzens, were impacted by the culture of the 1980s and the 2000s sex-abuse crisis, as well as the…