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Lebanon's cardinal urges prayer, guidance as its president visits White House

Lebanon's cardinal urges prayer, guidance as its president visits White House

Dale Gavlak · July 21, 2026

Lebanon's Cardinal Bechara Rai has urged for prayer and guidance as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun makes a critical visit to the White House.
Nuns fight law to force assisting in patient suicide

Nuns fight law to force assisting in patient suicide

New York passes assisted dying law

Kate Scanlon · July 21, 2026

Four orders of women religious and Catholic health-care ministries sued the state of New York July 17 over a new law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
Swiss scrap clergy military service exemption

Swiss scrap clergy military service exemption

Jonathan Luxmoore · July 21, 2026

Catholic Church leaders in Switzerland have protested the “arbitrary” abolition of traditional military service exemptions for clergy.
For Gaza Christians, World Cup final offers brief respite from horrors of war

For Gaza Christians, World Cup final offers brief respite from horrors of war

Junno Arocho Esteves · July 20, 2026

Heated rivalries among soccer fans bubbled to the surface in the lead-up to the World Cup Final that ultimately saw Spain clinch a 1-0 victory over Argentina in an intense match.
Priest's museum in India will honour John Paul II, Mother Teresa and offer 'silent evangelization'

Priest's museum in India will honour John Paul II, Mother Teresa and offer 'silent evangelization'

Rick Snizek · July 18, 2026

Father Vijay Kiran proudly sports two lapel pins on his clerical suit jacket: one for St. John Paul II and one for St. Teresa of Kolkata.
French bishops decry vote legalizing 'assisted dying' as 'turning point' in nation's history

French bishops decry vote legalizing 'assisted dying' as 'turning point' in nation's history

Caroline de Sury · July 16, 2026

France's bishops are strongly criticizing a "radical choice" made by French lawmakers to legalize "assisted dying."
Death toll in Venezuela nears 5,000 as earthquake recovery intensifies

Death toll in Venezuela nears 5,000 as earthquake recovery intensifies

Junno Arocho Esteves · July 16, 2026

Twin earthquakes in Venezuela have left nearly 5,000 people dead, according to government officials, triggering a massive mobilization of humanitarian aid organizations.
Las Cruces Diocese demands jury trial, just compensation in feds' effort to seize pilgrimage site

Las Cruces Diocese demands jury trial, just compensation in feds' effort to seize pilgrimage site

Gina Christian · July 16, 2026

The Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is demanding a jury trial as it fends off the Trump administration's move to seize a long-revered pilgrimage site for a border wall as part of Trump's hardline crackdown on immigration.
Catholic group helps parishes to share a table with the poor, following pope's example

Catholic group helps parishes to share a table with the poor, following pope's example

Courtney Mares · July 16, 2026

When Pope Leo XIV sat down to lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty at Castel Gandolfo this month, he offered a model that one Catholic organization says any parish can follow.
SSPX in Kenya insists on Catholic identity, fighting archdiocese

SSPX in Kenya insists on Catholic identity, fighting archdiocese

Fredrick Nzwili · July 15, 2026

As African bishops continue to back Pope Leo XIV over the excommunication of the SSPX, the traditionalist group in Kenya rejected the schismatic tag as it moved to assure followers of its Roman Catholic identity.