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Pope Leo XIV with hands joined in prayer

Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to Violence Against Palestinian Civilians in West Bank

Almudena Rodrigo|August 17, 2026

Participants standing in a circle during a family constellations group session

International Association of Exorcists warns Catholics against family constellations therapy

Luke Alonso|August 17, 2026

Auxiliary Bishop Robertus Mutsaerts of 's-Hertogenbosch, author of an open letter on synodality

Auxiliary Bishop Mutsaerts questions synodal process in open letter to Pope Leo XIV

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 17, 2026

Statue of the Virgin Mary being taken up to heaven, surrounded by angels

Bishop Erik Varden Says Mary's Assumption Shows What Life Is Really About

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 17, 2026

A garage building at Zorro Ranch, the New Mexico property once owned by Jeffrey Epstein

Priest Performs Three-Day Exorcism at Former Epstein Ranch in New Mexico

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 14, 2026

Empty classroom with desks and chairs arranged in rows

Bishop of Helsinki Delays Opening of Finland's First Catholic School to 2027

Joseph Garcia|August 14, 2026

A busy road in Angola with cars, trucks and motorcycles sharing the lanes

Archbishop of Luanda Urges Action After 24 Road Deaths in One Week

Joseph Garcia|August 13, 2026

A missionary church boat on a Siberian river

Missionary Church Boat Has Baptized 20,000 in Siberia Over Three Decades

Almudena Rodrigo|August 13, 2026

Cardinal Isao Kikuchi, archbishop of Tokyo, in clerical dress

Cardinal Kikuchi of Tokyo Backs Japan's LGBT Education Policy

Luke Alonso|August 12, 2026