World

The Church in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and beyond.

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia

Arlington bishop urges Catholics to vote no on Virginia abortion and marriage amendments

Jane Morales|September 15, 2026

Bishop Silvio José Báez in vestments speaking during Mass

Bishop Báez says forgiveness does not mean giving up on justice

Almudena Rodrigo|September 15, 2026

An adult stands at a baptismal font as water is poured over his head during a baptism

More adults are choosing baptism in Europe, the US and Australia

Almudena Rodrigo|September 14, 2026

Christians in India, where several states have passed laws restricting religious conversion

Maharashtra enacts anti-conversion law, becoming India's 13th state to do so

Joseph Garcia|September 14, 2026

A Catholic bishop in Nigeria wearing a pectoral cross

More than 3,000 Christians killed in Nigeria in eight months, report says

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 14, 2026

A framed portrait of Carlo Acutis in a church, showing the teenager in a red polo shirt

Donegal school becomes first in Ireland to be named for St. Carlo Acutis

Almudena Rodrigo|September 11, 2026

Poster for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Spanish bishops call for migrant children to be protected from exclusion

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 11, 2026

A collection basket and cash on a church pew

Former priest charged with stealing $740,000 from three churches and his mother

Luke Alonso|September 9, 2026

Cardinal Walter Brandmüller in a black cassock with red trim and a red zucchetto

Cardinal Brandmüller says synodality is partly inspired by Protestantism

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 9, 2026

Promotional graphic for the Domund centenary website reading "100 años de historia"

Pontifical Mission Societies launches interactive website marking 100 years of World Mission Sunday

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 9, 2026

Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, Nigeria

Archbishop of Owerri calls Imo state school directives 'totalitarian'

Joseph Garcia|September 8, 2026

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, speaking during the presentation of the forum in Jerusalem

Cardinal Pizzaballa launches Jerusalem forum to seek paths to peace

Jane Morales|September 8, 2026

Pilgrims gathered under an image of the Virgin Mary at the Marian shrine of Mariamabad in Pakistan

More than 500,000 Catholics expected at Pakistan's Mariamabad shrine

Joseph Garcia|September 7, 2026

A priest celebrating Mass at an altar before a congregation on a Sunday

Archbishop of Berlin defends Sunday as a day of rest

Luke Alonso|September 7, 2026

Bishop Athanasius Schneider in a black cassock with a pectoral cross

Bishop Schneider says Pope Leo XIV misunderstands how the Novus Ordo is celebrated today

Laura Claveria|September 4, 2026

A traditional depiction of Jesus Christ

German Catholic scholars say biblical texts show Jesus had psychological disorders

Luke Alonso|September 4, 2026

Pope Leo XIV seated with bishops from the Arab regions during their meeting at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV tells bishops in Arab regions to be 'voices of truth, justice and peace'

Joseph Garcia|September 4, 2026

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, former bishop of Hong Kong, in black clerical dress with a pectoral cross

Hong Kong appeals court upholds Cardinal Zen's conviction over unregistered charity

Laura Claveria|September 3, 2026

A cross silhouetted against a dark sky, illustrating attacks on Christians in Iran

33 Protestant ministers killed in Iran, monitoring group says

Joseph Garcia|September 3, 2026

A memorial marking the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York

Catholics who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks say faith sustains them 25 years later

Joseph Garcia|September 3, 2026