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Cross in the square of the church of San Martín, in Callosa de Segura, Spain.

Jesuits in Spain hire law firm to address alleged sexual abuse of minors in schools

Jun 9, 2023

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Jesuit delegate in Catalonia has announced that the congregation has taken action in relation to the alleged cases of... Read more

Paris, France

Catholic pilgrim goes viral as ‘backpack hero’ after stopping mass stabbing in France

Jun 9, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The 24-year-old was praised for protecting children and likely preventing the injury or even death of many more. Read more

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Maryland to stockpile $1.3 million in abortion drugs

Jun 9, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved nearly $1.3 million in emergency spending to pay for a stockpile of two... Read more

A few hundred Catholics marched through the streets of Washington, D.C., to publicly pray and adore the body of Christ during a eucharistic procession on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Eucharistic processions to be held across the country for Corpus Christi this weekend

Jun 9, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The processions occur as the Church in America enters its second phase of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival. Read more

The Los Angeles Dodgers are giving an award to a group of gay and transgender drag performers who mock the Catholic faith.

Here’s what the bishops are saying about the Dodgers honoring an anti-Catholic group

Jun 9, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The Dodgers will be honoring the L.A. chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence with a “Community Hero Award” before... Read more

University of Oklahoma's Women's Softball Team after winning the 2023 Women's College World Series.

Oklahoma Women’s College World Series champions say they find their joy in Christ

Jun 9, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Some of the team’s players told ESPN that what makes their team so strong is that what matters is their... Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 17, 2023.

Pope Francis making normal progress in recovery from abdominal surgery

Jun 9, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“The medical team reports that the clinical picture is steadily improving and the postoperative progress is normal.” Read more

The Mexican platform Actívate (Get Active) delivered 10,400 signatures to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) on June 6, 2023.

Petition in Mexico demands religious freedom, protection of priests and churches

Jun 8, 2023

By David Ramos

The Mexican platform Actívate (Get Active) delivered 10,400 signatures to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH). Read more

Father James Jackson, FSSP, delivers the homily at the funeral Mass for slain Boulder police officer Eric Talley on March 29, 2021, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado

Father James Jackson pleads guilty in child pornography case

Jun 8, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Prosecutors will seek the mandatory minimum of five years in prison when Jackson is sentenced Sept. 11. Read more

An Arlington, Texas, police car.

Fort Worth Diocese releases photos allegedly showing drug use at Carmelite monastery

Jun 8, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The diocese on Wednesday released a pair of photographs that purportedly show cannabis and marijuana products inside the monastery. Read more

Father Leandro NaunHung.

Parents of priest in Cuba attacked with machetes in home invasion

Jun 8, 2023

By Diego Lopez Marina

The priest posted an update on Facebook on his parents’ health, stating that his mother “only received minor blows” but... Read more

A photograph shows an outside view of the Gemelli hospital in Rome on June 8, 2023, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized following an operation for an abdominal hernia on June 7.

Pope Francis stable, receives poster from family of baby he baptized in hospital in March

Jun 8, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

According a Vatican spokesman, medical staff caring for the pope shared that his “postoperative course is regular.” Read more

Pro-life protesters outsider the Belfast High Court as Northern Ireland abortion laws were being challenged in Belfast, U.K., Oct. 3, 2019.

Catholic bishop condemns abortion curriculum in Northern Ireland’s schools

Jun 8, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A Catholic bishop in Northern Ireland condemned new regulations in the country that will require schools to discuss abortion access... Read more

Parental and religious freedom rights advocates, including a group of Muslim parents, on June 6, 2023, protest a Maryland school system policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of homosexual and transgender coursework.

Muslim-led parents’ group protests LGBT curriculum mandate in Maryland school system

Jun 8, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Muslim parents protested a Maryland school system’s policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of LGBT coursework. Read more

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Congress must act against online child exploitation, U.S. bishops say

Jun 8, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

“Online child exploitation threatens the safety and well-being of our young people and destroys families and communities,” the bishops said... Read more

A large statue of St. John Paul II at the entrance of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is recovering from surgery he underwent on June 7, 2023.

Pope Francis is recovering in same hospital room where John Paul II was treated

Jun 8, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis is recovering from abdominal surgery this week in the same hospital room where St. John Paul II was... Read more

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, California.

Office of Gov. Ron DeSantis confirms sending migrants to Catholic Charities in California

Jun 8, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Amid criticism and calls for investigation into “kidnapping,” the Florida Division of Emergency Management said the migrants’ travels were “voluntary.” Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience in St Peter’s Square on May 31, 2023.

Pope Francis in ‘good general condition’ one day after abdominal surgery

Jun 8, 2023

By Courtney Mares

In a surgery lasting three hours on June 7, a team of surgeons operated on a hernia in the pope’s... Read more

Interior of the Church of Santa Anita in Mexico after the gang confrontation.

Priest in Mexico saves 3 children after gang violence leaves one dead, church shot up

Jun 7, 2023

By David Ramos

The violence occurred in a town fewer than 125 miles south of Cerocahui, where almost a year ago two Jesuit... Read more

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Diocese of Estelí, Nicaragua.

Dictatorship in Nicaragua withholds more than $500,000 donated by CRS to the Church

Jun 7, 2023

By Diego Lopez Marina

An investigation has revealed that the Ortega dictatorship withheld more than half a million dollars donated to the Church in... Read more