Good social relations, the common good, and three matters of the utmost urgency, according to Leo XIV

Euthanasia

Macron will welcome the Pope amid a euthanasia law that is dividing France and being imposed by force

Good News, Local Church

Salford Diocese unveils restored cathedral for growing congregation in modern age

Local Church, Religious Freedom

Arizona Legislature Rejects Bill That Would Have Forced Catholic Priests to Break the Seal of Confession

Local Church, Young People

South Korean government passes laws ahead of World Youth Day. A television broadcast agreement is also signed

Persecuted Christians

Armed Muslims kill 31 Christians in attacks in Nigeria’s Plateau and Kaduna states

Holy Land

Jordan is cataloging, promoting, and revitalizing 34 Christian sites in the Holy Land

Gender Ideology, Justice and Peace

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Men in Women’s Sports (Even If a Man Identifies as a Woman)

Controversies

Lefebvrians Respond to the Pope with an Open Letter: “Far be it from us to separate ourselves from the Roman Church”

Good News, Testimonies

Anglican Monastic Community Converts to Catholicism: The Inspiring Story of Faith and Perseverance of Twelve Women

Pope Leo XIV

Another Change of Direction: Leo XIV Reforms the Diocese of Rome and Replaces All of Pope Francis’s Provisions

Local Church, Priests, Protection of vulnerable people

Are There False Accusations of Abuse Against Priests? An Italian Case Ends with the Accuser’s Conviction

Dicasteries, Ecumenism

The Vatican and Europe’s largest Protestant denomination have suspended their theological dialogue. Here is the explanation