Luke Alonso

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Cover of "YOUCAT Love Forever," a guide on love and marriage for young Catholics, presented in Rome

YOUCAT Foundation presents new guide to love and marriage for young Catholics in Rome

October 7, 2026

Bishop Robert Mutsaerts speaking during an interview

Dutch bishop tells Catholics to leave parishes with irreverent Masses

October 7, 2026

Former Australian bishop Christopher Alan Saunders, convicted of abusing two Indigenous youths

Former Australian bishop sentenced to six and a half years for abusing Indigenous youths

October 7, 2026

Bishop Iyad Twal, Latin patriarchal vicar for Jordan, at the baptism site on the Jordan River

Jordan forms national committee to prepare for 2030 baptism anniversary

October 6, 2026

Exterior of a Jesuit community building

Jesuits expel Francesc Peris from the priesthood over abuse of minors

October 5, 2026

A document on marriage nullity cases at the Vatican

Church tribunals declared marriages null in 80 percent of first-instance cases in 2024

October 5, 2026

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, former archbishop of Quebec, in clerical dress

Quebec court clears Cardinal Ouellet of sexual abuse allegations

October 5, 2026

Announcement graphic for the Vatican meeting on the family marking 10 years of Amoris laetitia

Leo XIV to open closed-door Vatican meeting on the family, 10 years after Amoris laetitia

October 5, 2026

Lay men and women seated at round tables during a Synod assembly working session

Synod report proposes canon law changes to open governance roles to lay people and women

October 1, 2026

Graphic for a report on Catholic schools and LGBT nondiscrimination rules in the United States

US bishops ask Supreme Court to exempt Catholic schools from Colorado nondiscrimination rules

September 30, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking to journalists during a news conference aboard the papal plane

Pope Leo XIV calls for systemic answers to housing crisis after Madrid eviction

September 29, 2026

Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, the pope's special envoy for humanitarian affairs

Cardinal Zuppi begins three-day mission in Russia as papal envoy

September 28, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking at a lectern during the event on Europe, peace and unity in Metz, France

Pope Leo XIV warns of growing barbarity in relations between states

September 28, 2026

Exterior view of Vatican City, where the Holy See issued its statement on the Institute of the Incarnate Word

Vatican confirms abuse by founder of the Institute of the Incarnate Word

September 27, 2026

A Catholic priest in black clerical dress standing inside a church in Soria

Priest in Soria arrested over alleged sexual harassment of a minor

September 25, 2026

A Vatican building where the trial of former Jesuit Marko Rupnik is being held

Women who accuse Rupnik of abuse demand transparency from Pope Leo XIV

September 24, 2026

Presentation of the Archdiocese of Panama's report on shortcomings in its handling of sexual abuse cases

Report finds serious failures in Panama archdiocese's handling of abuse cases

September 23, 2026

Pope Leo XIV ahead of his four-day visit to France

Pope Leo XIV to begin four-day visit to France with more than a million expected

September 23, 2026

Graphic showing figures on abuse cases in the Catholic Church in Spain

Spain's 440,000 abuse figure came from El País, not the ombudsman's report

September 22, 2026

Cardinal Reinhard Marx greeting Pope Francis

Cardinal Marx recalls promise to Pope Francis on the German Synodal Way

September 22, 2026