Nicaragua Intensifies Crackdown on Catholic Church, Blocking Priests from Administering Last Rites

Local Church, Testimonies

Australian Catholic University awards honorary doctorate to Grand Master of the Order of Malta

Cardinals and Bishops

Mexican Cardinal receives medal for “defense” of traditional Mass

Vatican Diplomacy

Weapons in space: Vatican takes a stand at the UN

Local Church

Colombia: Bombing destroys bishops’ residence and offices in Apostolic Vicariate of Guapi

Local Church, Persecuted Christians

Nigerian Priest Freed After Offering Himself as Captive, While Abductions of Clergy Surge in the Region

Holy Land, Justice and Peace

Dire Warnings from Holy Land Leaders as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Gaza, Lebanon, and West Bank