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Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino.

Amid immigrant arrests, California bishop urges leaders: ‘Cease these tactics immediately’

Jun 25, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino, California, on Tuesday urged authorities to cease their aggressive arrest of immigrants in the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square, Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV expresses his closeness to persecuted Christians in the Middle East

Jun 25, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

“To the Christians of the Middle East, I say: I am close to you! The whole Church is close to... Read more

A Colorado department will allow a Christian summer camp to separate boys and girls on the basis of biology after the camp sued the state in May. The agreement was reached June 24, 2025, and the camp has dropped the lawsuit.

Colorado permits Christian camp to keep males out of girls’ showers, bathrooms

Jun 25, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood will allow a Christian summer camp to separate showers and other private spaces on... Read more

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in the series “The Chosen,” greets Pope Leo XIV at the end of Wednesday’s general audience on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Jonathan Roumie, Jesus in ‘The Chosen,’ meets Pope Leo XIV: ‘An immeasurable honor’

Jun 25, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in the series “The Chosen,” greeted Pope Leo XIV at the end of... Read more

About 300 sisters and supporters gathered on June 24, 2025, for “Sisters Speak Out” in the nation’s capital in anticipation of the Senate voting on the budget bill this week.

Religious sisters demonstrate on Capitol Hill as U.S. senators consider budget bill

Jun 25, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The event called “Sisters Speak Out” was held June 24 in the nation’s capital while approximately 40 “echo events” took... Read more

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano.

Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV: ‘The heart of the city returns’

Jun 26, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Castel Gandolfo has been for centuries a place of rest, prayer, and study for popes. Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul... Read more

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Ohio bishops’ conference speaks out against anti-school-choice ruling

Jun 25, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Catholic Conference of Ohio expressed confidence that Ohio’s school voucher program would ultimately prevail after a judge ruled it... Read more

English Archbishop John Sherrington of Liverpool speaks with EWTN News via video call about the recent passage of a bill to legalize assisted suicide in England and Wales, calling it a turning point in the country’s devaluation of the dignity of life.

Assisted suicide bill a ‘watershed’ in the devaluing of life, English archbishop says

Jun 26, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

“I think we’ve crossed a watershed, that fundamental line in the sand that a life is always to be protected,”... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to an anti-drug advocate at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, Thursday, June 26, 2025

Pope Leo XIV urges law enforcement to target drug traffickers, not addicts

Jun 26, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Speaking to anti-drug campaigners at the Apostolic Palace, the pope issued a sharp rebuke of drug policy that targets the... Read more

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New Pew study reveals percentage of Catholics who voted for Trump in 2024

Jun 26, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

A new Pew Research Center report reveals that about 22% of those who voted in the 2024 election and cast... Read more

Jesus and the disciples in Season 5 of “The Chosen.”

‘The Chosen’ actor on Season 6: ‘I’ve never seen the cast so focused’

Jun 28, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The cast of the hit series “The Chosen” was recently in Matera, Italy, filming the crucifixion of Jesus, which will... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with the synod’s 16th ordinary council near the Vatican on Thursday, June 26, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Pope Francis’ legacy of synodality is a style, attitude

Jun 26, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope addressed the synod’s 16th ordinary council at its offices just outside the Vatican, where members are meeting June... Read more

The Texas capitol.

Nearly 100 pro-life advocates ask Texas governor to call special session on abortion pills

Jun 26, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

Archbishops wear the pallium they received from Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica, June 29, 2014.

Pope Leo XIV to bestow pallium on these 8 U.S. archbishops

Jun 27, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV will impose the pallia at a Mass for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St.... Read more

One unique feature of the monastery at Subiaco is that it was built into the mountain. In any room, at least one wall is bare rock. During construction, the connection with the mountain was always preserved. Even above the main altar of the upper church, the rock juts out and looms overhead, enveloping the worship space like a vast cloak.

The cave in Subiaco where the Rule of St. Benedict was born

Jun 29, 2025

By Emma Silvestri

Over the centuries, a magnificent monastic complex was built around the Sacred Cave where St. Benedict developed his religious rule. Read more

U.S. Supreme Court.

States can withhold Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood, U.S. Supreme Court rules

Jun 26, 2025

By Matt McDonald

The 6-3 SCOTUS decision allows states to cut off public funds to abortion providers — including Medicaid funds that come... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses members of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO by its Italian acronym) — the operational arm of the Holy See that provides assistance to the Eastern Churches — on June 26, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV denounces violations of international, humanitarian law in Gaza and Ukraine

Jun 26, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

In an address to the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches, Pope Leo XIV lamented the imposition “of... Read more

Monsignor Vito Buonanno and Dee Steel pose before the Lego model of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception offers tours for deaf and blind visitors

Jun 27, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

The Deaf and Blind Tour Initiative, which began holding tours in April, includes American Sign Language (ASL)-interpreted guides for the... Read more

The view of the West Bank and Israel from Mount Nebo.

Priest warns: Christian town in Holy Land no longer safe amid settler attacks

Jun 26, 2025

By Sanad Sahelia

The Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh, the last remaining town in the West Bank inhabited entirely by Christians, faces ongoing... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses participants in a meeting of priests promoted by the Dicastery for the Clergy as part of the Jubilee of Seminarians, Bishops, and Priests on June 26, 2025, in the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV on vocations crisis: God continues to call and is faithful to his promises

Jun 26, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The event was organized by the Vatican Dicastery for the Clergy with the theme taken from St. John’s Gospel: “I... Read more