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Abelardo De la Espriella visited the shrines of El Moro, Our Lady of the Remedies, and St. Peter Claver, and the Lord of Miracles minor basilica in a thanksgiving tour after winning the presidency.

“People in some areas feel invisible to the government, to the aid efforts,” Father Edgar Magallanes, SJ, national director of Jesuit Relief Services Venezuela, said. “But we’re working on it.”

The parents argue that their right to direct the upbringing of their children is in jeopardy. The state continues to defend the law.

The proposed settlement will "resolve all lawsuits" regarding child sex abuse involving archdiocesan officials, the prelate said in a press release.

The Border Mass 250 included a conversation on immigration with U.S. Catholic bishops, celebration of a Mass, and a rosary procession across the international line.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has called for concrete steps to diffuse tensions in Sudan after the murder of Father Youhanna Al-Amin in the Nuba Mountains.

Hundreds of US Catholics accompanied the four new U.S. metropolitan archbishops who received their pallia June 29 from Pope Leo XIV.

A Filipino cardinal urges Catholics to get offline, Syria welcomes its new papal nuncio, a Scottish diocese speaks out against an unsanctioned ordination, and more in this week's world news roundup.

The pact aims to address polarization, extremism, the instrumentalization of religion to justify hatred, foster coexistence, and promote a culture of peace in the service of the common good.

The group is encouraging communities around the world to honor victims of nuclear weapons through lantern float ceremonies this summer.

Bishop José Munilla said a new bill that would ban so-called conversion therapy is nothing less than a form of persecution and vowed to resist it.

The pontiff celebrated Mass on June 29 and bestowed the pallium on 35 new archbishops.

The former prime minister's call to legalize surrogacy has drawn opposition from across France's political spectrum, including within his own party, with possible consequences across Europe.

According to organizers, the address will reflect on the legacy of Catholicism in the U.S. while encouraging the faithful to seek renewed unity, peace, and hope through Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

As the Church in India faces mounting pressures, the Archdiocese of Delhi is quietly opening doors for young people chasing the country's most coveted jobs and university seats.

In 2024, the priest's obstinacy had previously led his bishop, José Ignacio Munilla, to remove him from any office or position within the diocese.

The Wabash Valley Rubber Duck Regatta started in 2018 when the advisory council for Catholic Charities Terre Haute was looking for a new way to engage with the local community.

Father Flanagan "took the Catholic tenets of love, inclusion, and acceptance and he brought that to the care of children in America, when really no one had even thought of it before."

The pope expressed solidarity with those affected by recent earthquakes, following a reflection on “detachment, loss and hospitality” in Christian love.

Author and professor calls on Catholics to revive American culture through faith and classical learning.

Pope Leo XIV will impose the pallia at a Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29.

“It was a beautiful moment to see the people of God ... show up for Jesus."

The pope thanked the College of Cardinals for their work during a two-day extraordinary consistory, highlighting their reflections on war, poverty, and social fragmentation.

The state "singled out and punished" the Catholic ministry because it operates in accordance with the Church, the lawsuit claims.

EWTN News In Depth’s Mark Irons reports on "Data Center Alley" in the Diocese of Arlington in light of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.

Currently, Fio is being used in over 100 countries, is host to over 100,000 hours of Catholic content, and has over 1,000 Catholic creators putting their work on the platform.

The Miami archbishop said the U.S. Senate should send the president legislation that would extend Temporary Protected Status protections to Haitians for three years.

A major abortion group is calling for abortion up until birth, according to a recent statement released on the anniversary of the Dobbs decision.

As the United Kingdom moves to select its seventh prime minister in a decade, how might Andy Burnham’s Catholic roots affect his leadership?

Damián María Montes, a Spaniard, has left the ministry after two decades of religious life, becoming one of several high-profile religious figures to do so in recent years.

The former Vatican doctrine chief likened the Society of St. Pius X to the ancient Donatist schism, days before its planned July 1 episcopal consecrations at Écône.

GIVEN will bestow Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, SV with its Fiat Award, which honors women whose lives embody the response of Our Lady through faithful leadership, service, and love.

In an act of great devotion, the elderly cardinal reached the top with assistance, prayed the rosary and blessed those present with holy water.

The pope reflected on the Jesuits' four Universal Apostolic Preferences to address today's challenges: the Spiritual Exercises, walking with the poor, a hope-filled future, and the care of creation.

The 178 cardinals attending the two-day consistory spoke of growing polarization within their respective societies.

The panel urged repeal of the Johnson Amendment, creation of religious liberty violation hotlines, Know Your Rights posters, and presidential religious freedom awards.

The Supreme Court's decision on June 25 paves the way for possibly deporting more than 300,000 Haitians and more than 6,000 Syrians.

Acknowledging reservations among some cardinals, the pope urged confidence in the format in his opening address, and asked that they offer him their “strong, explicit and public” support.

The government has been releasing reports on abuse allegations in each of the state's seven dioceses.

The pontiff met with the synod members to conclude a conference at the Vatican June 23-25.

The federal government has imposed stricter rules under India's foreign-donations law just days before Catholic bishops convene a nationwide day of prayer over a related bill.

War, economic instability, and emigration are driving a decline in Christian communities across the Holy Land, said Bishop Iyad Akram Twal, auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Venezuela was hit by two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude on June 24.

Three siblings dramatize the story of the prodigal son in a video accompanied by melodious Gregorian Chant with the hope of reaching today's prodigals with the saving mercy of God.

The policies allow the government to limit the number of asylum claims they process and terminate the temporary protected status of Haitians and Syrians.

Franciscan University professors call on SSPX to scrap consecration of bishops and a Courage International priest offers Catholic schools guidance on "Pride Month," in this week's education roundup.

Bishop William Medley is halting the Traditional Latin Mass option in the diocese, but will allow the parish to offer the Novus Ordo Mass in Latin and ad orientem.

Euthanasia is on the rise in Spain, and as its destructive effects become more apparent, ethics professionals are offering recommendations to prevent and ultimately eliminate the practice.

The Department of Health and Human Services is cutting grants for teenage pregnancy prevention programs that promote abortion, sexual activity for minors, or transgender ideology.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine commuted the death sentence of a 64-year-old man with intellectual disabilities.