Cardinal Dominique Mathieu said he arrived in Rome March 8 “not without regret and sorrow for our brothers and sisters in Iran.”
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Pope Leo expresses ‘deep sorrow’ for Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire
Pope Leo XIV expressed his “deep sorrow” for a Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest who was killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli artillery tank fired on a house March 9.
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Catholics urged to be cautious over new Anglican schism
As bishops and archbishops from the worldwide Anglican Communion sever links with England’s first female archbishop of Canterbury, citing her church’s “false teaching,” Catholics are being urged to maintain friendly ties while dropping illusions about future reunification.
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Deportations surge, aid collapses and Catholic groups in Latin America struggle to respond
The staff of Jesuit Refugee Service Mexico has shrunk from 70 to 28 people in the past year because of U.S. federal funding cuts to humanitarian aid, leaving the group struggling to meet the growing needs of deportees.
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‘It’s a business’: San Antonio archbishop on the profit-driven, inhumane migrant crackdown
“The government needs to use what they have in the budget for this crackdown on immigration,” Archbishop García-Siller said. “That is a huge amount of money.”
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Pope Leo XIV prays for leaders to ‘abandon projects of death’ in peace prayer video
“Lord, enlighten the leaders of the nations, so they may have the courage to abandon projects of death, halt the arms race, and place the lives of the most vulnerable at the center,” Pope Leo prayed.
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Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical sex abuse in Diocese of Providence
Released March 4, the report identified 75 credibly accused clergy—61 diocesan priests and deacons, 13 religious order members and one extern priest—who allegedly abused more than 300 victims between 1950 and 2011.
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Beloved Notre Dame coaching legend Lou Holtz remembered for ‘building men, not just players’
Lou Holtz was outspoken about his faith and believed following Church teachings “brings meaning and lasting happiness to life.”
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Pope Leo XIV meets with authors of book on Latin Mass in US
The papal audience comes amid ongoing tension within the Church over the traditional Latin Mass, which Pope Francis moved to restrict in 2021 through the decree “Traditionis Custodes.”
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Gallup Poll: Fewer than half of Americans say religion is ‘very important’ in their lives
President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged more religion in the public square. But according to a new Gallup Poll, there’s been no significant change in the importance of religion to Americans and church attendance continues to decline.