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In Canary Islands, pope puts a spotlight on tragedies of migration
GRAND CANARY – Pope Leo began the final leg of his Spanish tour Thursday with a visit to the Canary Islands – a papal first – hearing testimony of the tragedies migrants endure. “We cannot grow accustomed to counting th…
Filipino Church mounts nationwide effort to help victims of strong earthquake
Filipino Church groups have launched emergency donation drives and backed government relief operations in the aftermath of a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake that killed at least 45 people in the southern Philippines.
US Catholic bishops to vote on updating child sexual abuse guidelines
(RNS) — The potential revisions include new language that emphasizes ‘the presumption of innocence’ for accused priests.
(RNS) — Our institutions are at risk of becoming transactional degree factories where students become dehumanized.
(RNS) — Archbishop Paul Coakley’s repeated citations of the first U.S.-born pope may signal a closer relationship between the Vatican and U.S. church, though t…
(RNS) — The reversal comes five years after the nonprofit first agreed to partner with LGBTQ couples.
BARCELONA – On his second day in Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV blessed and inaugurated a recently completed tower on the city’s renowned Sagrada Familia basilica, wh…
BARCELONA, Spain (RNS) — Surrounded by the nature-inspired architecture of Antoni Gaudí, often referred to as ‘God’s architect,’ the pope gave a homily that ma…
(RNS) — The proposed ban on churches with women pastors or those that allow women to preach was approved by three-quarters of church messengers gathered in Orl…
(AP) — Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agen…
(The Conversation) — For more than a century, anti-Catholicism was a powerful force in the region’s culture and politics. But religious pluralism ultimately tr…
(The Conversation) — As millions watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup, players’ tattoos will be on display – offering a glimpse into the inner lives of soccer’s bigge…
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for the port city, including the Christian quarter, which has been spared so far.
BARCELONA, Spain (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV said he started appreciating soccer as a bishop in Peru. On the papal plane to Spain, he weighed in on one of the most he…
