A missionary priest in Bangladesh was attacked during the nighttime robbery of his parish in Dhaka, the nation’s capital and largest city. Father Subash Gomes, O.M.I., was hospitalized, and his …

The Minerva Dialogues, an annual meeting organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, have built bridges between the Church and Silicon Valley over the past decade, The Atlantic reported. …

The Diocese of St. Cloud has embarked upon the “most drastic reduction of Catholic parishes ever seen in Minnesota,” The Minnesota Star Tribune reported. “Right now, all of our 131 …

The officers of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia issued a statement decrying pre-election violence there. “Any armed action that attacks the civilian population constitutes a grave offense against God and …

The bishop of Oakland, California, announced the closing of twelve parishes and a Korean pastoral center. “I deeply understand the sacrifice this will require,” Bishop Michael Barber, S.J., wrote in …

In a talk delivered at a Vatican conference on marriage formation, Cardinal Kevin Farrell spoke of steep declines in the number of infant baptisms and weddings worldwide over a 30-year …

The Diocese of Namur, Belgium, confirmed that the Vatican imposed disciplinary measures on a retired bishop in 2021 for mishandling an abuse case. Bishop Rémy Vancottem, who governed the diocese …

An asteroid discovered in 2012 has been named Gioacchinopecci, in honor Pope Leo XIII (Gioacchino Pecci), who reigned from 1878 to 1903. The Pontiff “had a great interest in the …

Pope Leo XIV called for peace in Colombia amid escalating pre-election violence in the South American nation.

A deacon of the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was charged with bank fraud. Deacon John Sommer, who has been placed on leave, was business manager at the Parish of Christ …