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Kathmandu - As Nepal undergoes a period of profound political and social renewal, the Catholic Church looks to the future with confidence. “We see God’s work in our country,” says Father Silas Bogati, Apostolic Administrator of the Vicariate of Nepal, in an interview with Fides. The Catholic community is growing steadily: Every year, about one ... read more

The Holy Father will next visit the Canary Islands before wrapping up his seven-day visit to Spain. Pope Leo XIV greets Catholics at a prayer vigil at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, June 9, 2026. The Holy Father’s weeklong trip to Spain includes visits to historic Catholic sites ... read more

Pope Leo XIV continued his historic visit to Spain on June 10 with a whirlwind series of events in Barcelona including a visit to a penitentiary and Mass at the famed Sagrada Familia Basilica. The Holy Father will now depart mainland Europe and visit the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain, finishing his trip ... read more

Kokossa – On Sunday, June 7th, the Ethiopian Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. The Kokosa small community, belonging to the Apostolic Prefecture of Robe, celebrated the Sacraments of Initiation for Christians—Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist—especially for young people and adults. “God is choosing the last!!!! The last in every sense. Important only ... read more

by Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle*We publish the full homily delivered by Cardinal Tagle during the memorial Mass for Bishop Osório Afonso Citora, celebrated today in Rome, in the Chapel of the Three Wise Men at the Palazzo di Propaganda Fide.Rome - We thank the Lord who has gathered us as a family in this ... read more

The Colorado Catholic Conference responded to a candidate’s use of a video of Pope Leo in a political advertisement. “The Colorado Catholic Conference, as the united voice of the Catholic Bishops of Colorado, objects to the use of Pope Leo XIV’s image and words to imply endorsement of [Manny] Rutinel,” the conference stated. ... read more

The Archdiocese of Bombay condemned the vandalism of a statue of Christ in India’s largest city. “The Archdiocese of Bombay wishes to place on record its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation of the recent acts of deliberate vandalism against sacred Christian sites within the city of Mumbai,” said archdiocesan spokesman Father Nigel Barrett. “Targeted ... read more

On the first day of their June 2026 meeting in Orlando, the U.S. bishops offered a message to the Holy Father, heard from the new apostolic nuncio, voiced support for two sainthood causes, and discussed the revision of the Dallas Charter on the sexual abuse of minors. ... read more

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Liberia distanced itself from the Inter-Religious Council of Liberia’s support for a bill that would legalize abortion. “While the Catholic Church shared some important values like justice, peace, reconciliation, human dignity, etc with our Brothers and Sisters of other faiths, we want to categorically state that we are not ... read more

The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference lamented riots in Northern Ireland. The bishops “expressed concern at the attack on human life and the wider violence and social disorder that has taken place in Belfast and in some other places across Northern Ireland over the last 48-hours,” the bishops’ conference said in a June 10 ... read more

Between April and December 2025, the Irish bishops’ National Board for Safeguarding Children received 178 allegations of sexual and physical abuse against clergy and religious, according to a newly released report. The vast majority of allegations date from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s; only four date from the 2000s, 2010s, or 2020s (p. 10). ... read more

Faces of Choice founder Lyric Gillett awoke in the middle of the night with an idea she would later describe as “a dream filled with faces.”She hastily scribbled the concept and script that would eventually become a commercial that is set to reach large crowds at the FIFA 2026 World Cup.“It felt as though I ... read more

An advertising campaign is set to play at the FIFA 2026 World Cup to give sports fans the opportunity to encounter the stories of abortion survivors. Abortion survivor Melissa Ohden, who survived a saline abortion, went on to start the Abortion Survivors Network. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Faces of ... read more

Gran Canaria – “The Church cannot ignore these waters or any place where hunger, thirst, violence, fear or exile continue to wound human dignity.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV addressed the migrant reception centers gathered this morning, June 11, at the port of Arguineguín, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, during his apostolic journey ... read more

Mr. Pasadena was lowered into the earth in the corner of the Maryland he loved, a hard old shot-and-beer town wedged between Annapolis, Baltimore, and one of the Chesapeake Bay’s least glamorous inlets. Bruce Springsteen built platinum albums off of towns like Pasadena. He could have cut a triple album off the back of Lawrence ... read more