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Father David Collins, O.F.M. Conv., has been removed from ministry in the Archdiocese of Kingston, Ontario, as police investigate missing parish funds. “A review of all parish accounts extending back to 2019 has determined that over $630,000.00 [449,118 U.S. dollars] has been taken from the parish accounts through the issuing of irregular cheques,” Archbishop ... read more

A 32-year-old man was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska, after he was linked to a threatening Facebook post. “I’m going to shoot up this school and kill [the governor’s] children and a few nuns,” the post stated. ... read more

Lima –President-elect, Keiko Fujimori Higuchi, visited the Presidency of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference as civil and Church authorities continue preparations for a possible apostolic visit by Pope Leo XIV to the Peru.Keiko Fujimori, who won the presidential election on June 7, is due to take office on July 28.Interim President José María Balcázar and the ... read more

“[We] will not receive an extension or any second chances.” That’s the urgent message Catholics in western New York are telling the local faithful in their bid to preserve a Civil War-era parish in the small town of Auburn. The Diocese of Rochester is moving to permanently close and potentially sell Holy Family Church due ... read more

Holy Family Church in Auburn, New York, is facing a possible sale to developers if local Catholics cannot provide a financial plan to the Holy See. The interior of Holy Family Catholic Church in Auburn, New York. | Credit: Courtesy of H.O.P.E. “[We] will not ... read more

In the most prominent article in its July 17 edition, L’Osservatore Romano recalled the first anniversary of the Israeli attack on Gaza’s sole Catholic parish. Beatrice Guarrera reported that a year later, “fighting has not ceased, nor has the humanitarian emergency in Gaza.” A year after he was injured in the attack, ... read more

Archbishop Peter Machado of Bengaluru petitioned the Supreme Court of India to address violence against Christians. “According to the petition, more than 800 incidents of violence against Christians were documented in 2025, while 285 incidents were reported during the first six months of 2026,” Catholic Connect, a website of the Conference of Catholic ... read more

“I thought that I was going to die that day.”Haile McAnally’s words still ring years after her experience with abortion pills sent her to the hospital.Alone in her apartment after she took the pills, McAnally was discovered passed out in the bathtub, surrounded by blood.“I started hemorrhaging, and the only strength I had when I ... read more

Women harmed by abortion drugs are rallying behind Rosalie Markezich, a survivor of a forced abortion and a leading voice in an ongoing lawsuit against the federal government. Kaylie Williams, left, age 3, survived the abortion pill after her mom, Jessica Williams, center, had an abortion pill reversal. Haile McAnally, ... read more

Detail from an undated painting of Saint Camillus de Lellis, patron saint of the sick. (Image: Wikipedia) The phenomenon of angry, young men turning to violence, developing addictions, and wandering aimlessly through life is not new. That’s what the life of Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614) looked like when he was twenty-five ... read more

Today marks the liturgical memorial of St. Camillus de Lellis (1550-1641) in the United States; the saint is commemorated on July 14 on the General Roman Calendar. ... read more

There is a surprising connection between decadence, conversion, and traditional Catholicism which some people might find a little shocking or, even, a cause for scandal. Others, however, understanding the relationship between decadence and conversion, will simply rejoice that so many leading figures of the Decadent movement became Catholics. Before looking a little closer at the ... read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, began a four-day visit to Ukraine on July 17. Archbishop Gallagher is Pope Leo’s special envoy for the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the renewal of the structures of the Latin-rite Church in Ukraine. ... read more

Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali of Jerusalem expressed hope that the Church and municipal authorities can reach a compromise in a long-standing property tax dispute. “A distinction must be made between for-profit activities, such as certain guesthouses for pilgrims and institutions with a strictly religious, educational or social purpose,” Bishop Shomali said in an ... read more

A delegation from the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) traveled to Clarence House, the royal residence in London, to meet with Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom. According to a UISG statement, Sister Roxanne Schares, S.S.N.D., the group’s executive secretary, “emphasized the daily contribution of Catholic sisters in some of the ... read more