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A parental rights group sent a letter to several federal agencies asking them to investigate the YMCA’s alleged violation of Title IX policies on June 10, 2025.

Parents’ group urges federal investigation of YMCA over men in girls’ locker rooms

Jun 12, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A parental rights group has requested an investigation of alleged Title IX violations by the YMCA for permitting biological males... Read more

Bryan and Rebecca Gantt, two foster parents in Vermont, had their licenses revoked for refusing to embrace gender ideology.

Religious freedom, free speech advocates support Vermont couples barred from fostering

Jun 12, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Twenty-two states and various religious freedom advocates have filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of two Vermont couples who are suing... Read more

French president Emmanuel Macron.

French president to push social media ban for children under 15

Jun 12, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined other European and North American leaders in a call for age verification requirements for... Read more

Miguel Uribe Turbay, Colombian senator and presidential hopeful; and Cardinal Luis José Rueda, archbishop of Bogotá.

Gravely wounded Colombian presidential hopeful improving; could be miracle, cardinal says

Jun 12, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, a husband and father, was gravely wounded on June 7 in Bogotá when... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025.

Charismatic renewal leader confident Pope Leo XIV will affirm movement’s status in Church

Jun 12, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I truly believe Pope Leo will be very supportive of the renewal and of other lay movements,” said Shayne Bennett... Read more

Scene of the walled city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The oldest governor’s mansion under the American flag, La Fortaleza, is top right.

Bishops in Puerto Rico push back against ICE raids, deportations

Jun 12, 2025

By Junno Arocho Esteves

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement increases its raids and deportations in Puerto Rico, several of the island’s bishops have... Read more

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone specifically commissioned the United States’ first Center for Sainthood Studies to foster “a deeper understanding of the processes involved in recognizing the holiness of individuals and their potential for sainthood.”

First-of-its-kind Center for Sainthood Studies launches

Jun 12, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

The center announced that its goal is to “provide a roadmap for advancing candidates for canonization and increasing the chances... Read more

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New York on brink of legalizing assisted suicide as advocates urge protection of vulnerable

Jun 12, 2025

By Daniel Payne

New York will become the 12th state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to... Read more

A general view shows a damaged building at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025.

Pope, Indian bishops mourn crash of airliner that killed hundreds

Jun 12, 2025

By Anto Akkara

There are “no words to describe this tragedy,” Archbishop Thomas Macwan of Gandhinagar said. Read more

Catholic school students won the right to play sports and participate in other public school activities in the State College Area School District after a victory in federal court on June 10, 2025.

Pennsylvania Catholic students win lawsuit allowing participation in local district sports

Jun 12, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Catholic parochial school families in Pennsylvania won the right to participate in district sporting events after suing a local school... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with priests of Rome in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

Rome’s priests look for leadership from their new bishop, Pope Leo XIV

Jun 12, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

“We are very hopeful; you perceive a lot of enthusiasm, anyway, whether from brother priests or from the people of... Read more

Fertility rose at the end of the Depression and the end of World War II with the Baby Boom, to more than 3.5 births for every woman by 1960 — then plummeted immediately thereafter.

United Nations solution to ‘fertility crisis’ faces criticism

Jun 12, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A United Nations Population Fund report recommended “reproductive autonomy” as a solution to global fertility rate decline, receiving pushback from... Read more

Father Michael Herlihey, OFM Cap, one of three chaplains serving pilgrims along the Drexel Route, blesses children following the opening Mass of the 2025 Eucharistic Pilgrimage in Indianpolis on May 18, 2025.

What it’s like to be a chaplain on the road with the body of Christ

Jun 12, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Seven priests and religous brothers are walking, praying, and ministering to pilgrims along the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route. Read more

Blackrock College in Dublin, Ireland, where extensive abuse took place over decades, according to a documentary that led to the June 2025 report by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Report: Irish Church abuse allegations jumped 50% in 1 year

Jun 11, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Child abuse allegations in the Irish Church reached their highest level since 2009 following a probe into Church-run school abuses. Read more

Migrants walk alongside the railroad tracks after dismounting from the “La Bestia” train, which they rode through Mexico to reach the Mexico-U.S. border near Chihuahua, Mexico.

Reacting to ICE raids, Church in Mexico reminds: ‘Not all undocumented migrants are criminals’

Jun 11, 2025

By Diego López Colín

The Catholic bishops of neighboring Mexico are reacting to the wave of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids that... Read more

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New poll shows more Americans support prioritizing ‘birth sex’ over ‘gender identity’

Jun 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The polling firm surveyed 1,003 U.S. adults from May 1–18, asking them a number of questions related to sex and... Read more

The prelate of Opus Dei with Pope Leo XIV.

Opus Dei presents proposal for new statutes to the Holy See

Jun 11, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Opus Dei presented its proposed statutes to the Holy See on June 11 following the guidelines from the Vatican in... Read more

The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican Bank.

Vatican Bank recorded a net profit of 32.8 million euros in 2024, up 7% from 2023

Jun 11, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

As indicated in the annual report published Wednesday by the Holy See Press Office, the net profit of 32.8 million... Read more

LAPD rally as a curfew takes effect in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025, following days of protests in response to federal immigration operations that saw clashes spread across downtown.

Los Angeles archbishop calls for day of prayer, Mass for peace and unity amid riots

Jun 11, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The archbishop has instructed parishes across the archdiocese to hold special Masses for peace and unity, encouraging Catholics and non-Catholics... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on June 11, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV receives UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the Vatican

Jun 11, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday received U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in an audience held in the study of the Paul... Read more