Two border bishops have expressed support for legislation that would block the government from taking diocesan land by eminent domain for border fence construction.

Caritas Bangladesh and Jinde Charities in China are providing aid after devastating flooding.

The Catholic Church’s social services arm in the country reports that its operations are in a transitional phase, as it shifts from immediate assistance to the recovery of those who lost everything.

Formerly served by the Discalced Carmelites, the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been elevated to an archdiocesan shrine and has seen an increase in the number of pilgrims.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will deliver kits of prepackaged food and hygiene kits for up to 700 Cuban families.

Once known as a sinful woman, Mary Magdalene became the Apostle to the Apostles and the first witness to the Resurrection.

After more than a century, Aleppo bids farewell to the sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, who have long been associated with education, social service, and humanitarian work in the city.

The Vatican issued the pontiff’s letter on July 22 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men in the United States.

The pontiff left Castel Gandolfo on July 22 to visit holy sites in Vallepietra and Subiaco.

Bishop Joseph Chang Yanfeng was ordained July 22 to lead the Diocese of Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, continuing episcopal appointments made under the provisional accord.

The Holy See said the canonical criminal trial remains open and judges are continuing to review evidence in the case involving the former Jesuit accused of sexual and psychological abuse.

One year after its launch, the “Caritas Listens” hotline has logged more than 67,000 minutes of conversations with older adults seeking comfort, connection, and a listening ear.

The prefect for the Dicastery for Bishops explained how it performs its functions, what qualities the pope encourages in bishops, and the nature of their role in governing the local Church.

A Maryland Catholic parish paid off $11,800 in school lunch debt in Frederick County, expanding a ministry that has provided weekend meals to children since 2014.

The Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May Point is facing several other lawsuits over allegations of decades-old abuse.

A lack of reverence for the liturgy and an excessive emphasis on sociopolitical issues emerged as the primary factors hindering survey respondents’ participation in the life of faith.

In 2022, police found the remains of at least five aborted fetuses at the Washington, D.C., home of an activist affiliated with the group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising.

“France is leading the way in Europe by becoming the first country to establish a ‘digital age of majority,’” said the country’s minister delegate for digital sovereignty.

“Let us think of the privilege we have when we support the poor,” Pope Leo said.

The Vatican’s publication of a book on the life of Father Félix Varela (1788–1853) once again draws attention to Cuban priest’s virtues and accomplishments.

Republicans insisted reports of medical neglect, spoiled food, and blocked oversight were “false narratives,” while Democrats pointed to deaths in ICE custody and allegations of substandard care.

On July 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Bridget of Sweden, a mystic of the Middle Ages who was a wife and mother of eight children.

At the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa plenary assembly this week, young delegates are sharing their concerns and offering recommendations to Church leaders.

The update is the first revision to the guidance since 2017.

As a young girl, Ann Teresa O’Neill’s miraculous cure from leukemia was accepted as a miracle to advance St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s path to sainthood.

The priest said “the human heart is made to worship” and warned that if it “does not worship God, it will worship something else: success, the body, money, or a soccer team.”

Vance Boelter was sentenced for the murder of Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Catholic lawmaker who once taught Sunday school and volunteered in her parish’s children’s faith formation program.

Pope Leo XIV’s recent visit to Spain was well received by attendees and volunteers, with 97% reporting a positive or very positive view.

Burch said his recent comments to the New York Times were not meant to imply that Pope Leo’s statements about the Iran war should be seen as simply diplomatic — rather than spiritual — guidance.

The Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center is home to the first-class relic associated with the healing of a Phoenix woman in 2016 by the intercession of St. Sharbel, whose feast day is July 24.