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Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick delivers his homily at the Mass for a Day of prayer for National Reconciliation and Unity at Myeongdong Cathedral on June 22, 2025, in anticipation of the 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War on June 25.

75th anniversary of Korean War: Korean Catholics pray for reconciliation and unity

Jun 25, 2025

By Courtney Mares

More than 1,000 Catholics gathered for a special Mass at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul on the Sunday before the June... Read more

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Bishop Conley condemns ‘drag Mass’ at university as offensive attack on Catholic faith

Jun 25, 2025

By Daniel Payne

In a June 24 statement, Lincoln, Nebraska, Bishop James Conley called the event a “blatant public display of faith-based discrimination.” Read more

Father Francesco Ielpo, a Franciscan friar, on June 24, 2025, was appointed the new custos of the Holy Land and guardian of Mount Zion. Previously, since 2022, he was president of the Holy Land Foundation in addition to holding other organizational roles across Italian Franciscan provinces.

Pope Leo XIV approves new custos of the Holy Land amid regional crisis

Jun 25, 2025

By Sanad Sahelia

Father Francesco Ielpo, a member of the Order of Friars Minor, has been named the new custos of the Holy... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to bishops gathered for the Jubilee of Bishops on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to be ‘firm and decisive’ in dealing with abuse

Jun 25, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope also emphasized the importance of poverty... Read more

The original face of Our Lady of Hope of Macarena.

Spanish faithful disconcerted by restoration of iconic image of weeping Virgin

Jun 25, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The recent changes made to the expression on the face of the iconic image of Our Lady of Hope of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

At general audience, Pope Leo XIV laments ‘fatigue of living’ afflicting modern society

Jun 25, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The pope addressed pilgrims at his final Wednesday general audience before summer break, when he is expected to reduce his... Read more

Mourners gather at the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassaa, Damascus, on June 24, 2025, around white caskets of some of the worshippers who lost their lives in a terrorist attack at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital on Sunday, June 22, 2025.

Solemn farewell for victims of Damascus church bombing amid anger at government silence

Jun 25, 2025

By Souhail Lawand

Churches across Syria held funeral services for the victims of the suicide bombing that targeted St. Elias Church in the... Read more

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations at the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

U.S. attorney general confirms investigation into ‘DC Five’ aborted babies

Jun 24, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed at a budget hearing that the controversy is “an ongoing investigation,” adding that she “cannot... Read more

The work of Association Meter, an organization that combats online pedophilia, was featured on “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly.”

International monitoring organization reports pedophilic videos online have tripled

Jun 24, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

Moreover, in its annual report for 2024, Association Meter identified over 8,000 links to pedophilic content, with U.S.-based servers hosting... Read more

Mass at a cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, after the U.S. dropped a nuclear weapon on the city in August of 1945. The Japanese bishops asked for international nuclear disarmament in a June 20, 2025, letter.

Japan bishops on nuclear bombs: ‘This tragedy must not be repeated’

Jun 24, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan is urging the international community to abolish nuclear weapons once and for all in... Read more

The pontiff warned of the risk of a superficial spiritual life “in an age of hyperconnectivity” in which it becomes increasingly “difficult to experience silence and solitude,” emphasizing that without an encounter with God, “we cannot even truly know ourselves.”

Pope Leo XIV invites seminarians to bear witness to ‘tenderness’ and ‘mercy’ of Christ

Jun 24, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

On June 24, Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of seminarians from around the world to bear witness to the “tenderness”... Read more

Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.

Atlanta hospital ensures Catholic identity through new sponsorship agreement

Jun 24, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Atlanta’s first hospital, Emory Saint Joseph’s, founded in 1880 by the Sisters of Mercy, will continue to operate as a... Read more

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022.

Catholic bishops on Dobbs anniversary: ‘The battle for life is far from over’

Jun 24, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

On the anniversary of the Dobbs decision, American Catholic bishops are celebrating while reminding pro-lifers more work is needed to... Read more

Over 3,000 Catholics filled the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, June 22, 2025, for a major Eucharistic procession led by Archbishop Alexander Sample.

Over 3,000 Catholics fill Portland, Oregon, streets for Eucharistic procession

Jun 24, 2025

By Christian Cristobal

The event marked the first time the city of Portland, Oregon, has permitted a public Catholic procession through the main... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered for Mass on the solemnity of Corpus Christi on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV ‘deeply saddened’ by Islamist attack on a church in Damascus

Jun 24, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

On Sunday, June 22, eyewitnesses reported that two armed men stormed the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Elias in Douailah... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, in an interview with ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, emphasized that the Catholic Church in the Holy Land must remain “open”: “The Church must remain open and accessible to all. This is absolutely essential. Everyone must be able to reach us, we must be a point of connection for everyone.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa in the Holy Land: ‘The Church must be a point of connection for everyone’

Jun 24, 2025

By Sanad Sahelia

In the midst of ongoing war and an escalation of violence in the Middle East, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem,... Read more

Seminarian Thomas Hammen smiles in view of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Tuesday. June 24, 2025.

Meet the future of the Church: Seminarians gather in Rome for jubilee

Jun 24, 2025

By Courtney Mares

“Thank you for courageously accepting the Lord’s invitation to follow him, to be disciples, to enter the seminary,” Pope Leo... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Order of Malta’s grand master, Fra’ John Dunlap, and members of the Order of Malta on June 23, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV tells Order of Malta there is no charity without evangelization

Jun 24, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV also met for the first time with the order’s grand master, Fra’ John Dunlap, at the Vatican... Read more

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Supreme Court will decide whether inmates can sue prison workers over religious violations

Jun 24, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The high court on Monday granted certiorari in the case Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety. Oral... Read more

Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.

‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?

Jun 24, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, St. John’s birthday is sometimes... Read more