Year: 2026

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, gestures during a 2016 interview with Catholic News Service in Washington. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) While churches across Western Europe continue to close their …

(Image: Noah Holm / Unsplash.com) In June, the writer, producer, and nonprofit founder Ashley L. Jackson converted to Judaism. That fact itself is somewhat unusual, as only somewhere between 2,000 …

Most of the upgrades will remain at the shrine for the long-term benefit of pilgrims, so any donations are viewed as an investment in Lourdes’ future. The grotto where Our …

The Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes is preparing to welcome Pope Leo XIV as part of his pastoral visit to France in September, a development that represents “an unprecedented …

A report warns that the U.S. has shifted away from a focus on international religious freedom. Alternatively, the State Department says Trump has made the U.S. “a global leader” on …