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Latin Mass supporters flock to British shrine looking for 'firm convictions'

Latin Mass supporters flock to British shrine looking for 'firm convictions'

Jonathan Luxmoore · September 3, 2026

British supporters of the traditional Latin Mass have welcomed an unprecedented youth turnout at their annual pilgrimage, three months after record participation was also reported at a larger event in France.
'Let us be clear: this war must end,' Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow

'Let us be clear: this war must end,' Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 27, 2026

The Vatican foreign minister urged Russian officials to end their war with Ukraine and to begin negotiations with the help of the international community.
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade

Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade

Ruadhán Jones · August 25, 2026

Baptisms in the Catholic Church in Ireland have fallen by almost a third since 2015, with just one Irish diocese seeing any positive change, a new report shows.
Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope's visit and remain masked indefinitely

Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope's visit and remain masked indefinitely

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 24, 2026

All mosaics by disgraced priest Father Marko Rupnik adorning the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes will be covered ahead of Pope Leo XIV's September visit and will remain covered indefinitely.
Hidden for centuries: How newly identified St. Augustine sermons were found

Hidden for centuries: How newly identified St. Augustine sermons were found

Katarzyna Szalajko · August 4, 2026

Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine have been identified in a 12th-century manuscript preserved in Poland.
In Spain, diocese pledges emergency aid as death toll rises in enclave's border crisis

In Spain, diocese pledges emergency aid as death toll rises in enclave's border crisis

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 4, 2026

The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta offered emergency resources to civil authorities July 31 as more than 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, straining local infrastructure.
Wildfires in Spain force Augustinian nuns to evacuate monastery

Wildfires in Spain force Augustinian nuns to evacuate monastery

Junno Arocho Esteves · July 29, 2026

Wildfires burning through central Spain forced a community of Augustinian nuns to evacuate their monastery as flames threatened the region.
Polish suspect in Medjugorje vandalism detained

Polish suspect in Medjugorje vandalism detained

Katarzyna Szalajko · July 29, 2026

Locals in Bosnia and Herzegovina's famed Marian shrine Medjugorje began cleaning a vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary and repairing a burned outdoor altar, as police detained a Polish suspect and calls grew to avoid online attacks against the troubled man.
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.
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."