Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Ending Clergy Abuse Hold First Structured Dialogue in Rome

Good News, Local Church

Surprise in Belgium: Catholic Church reports increase in adult baptisms. Here are the figures

Pro Life

Report shows that 2 out of 3 babies killed by abortion in the US owe their deaths to the abortion pill

Dicasteries

Canon Law in a Synodal Key: Vatican Launches Eastern Commission to Revisit the CCEO

Local Church, Pope Leo XIV

This is what Pope Leo XIV’s tour of Italy will look like: these are the seven different cities he will visit in four months

Vatican Diplomacy

Outgoing Chilean president asks Pope to intervene in US blockade of Cuba

Cardinals and Bishops, Local Church

At 76 Years Old, This Is Cardinal Dolan’s New “Job”: New York Police Chaplain

Vatican Diplomacy

Washington responds to the Vatican’s refusal to join Trump’s Peace Board

Local Church, Pope Leo XIV, Rome

Three Areas Where the Fire of Pastoral Ministry Can Be Rekindled, According to Pope Leo XIV

Local Church, Religious Freedom

Catholic Church in the US publishes its 2026 annual report on religious freedom in the country

Local Church

Bishops Representing Latin America, Canada, and United States Gather to Pray, Discuss, and Reaffirm Their Unity as One Church

Local Church, Persecuted Christians

Exile as Policy: Nicaragua Expels Another Priest as Pressure on the Catholic Church Intensifies

Holy Land, Justice and Peace

Israel unprecedented expropriation of Palestinian land