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Daniel Ibanez Pope Leo XIV during the General Audience at St. Peter's Square on May 27, 2026 COMMENTARY: Pope Leo’s encyclical highlights fundamental questions about the nature of consciousness that can no longer be avoided. ... read more

The Archdiocese of Guayaquil in Ecuador is inviting all the faithful to participate on Friday, June 12, in a Mass during which Cardinal Luis Cabrera will renew the consecration of Ecuador to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was done for the first time on March 25, 1874.The Mass, which the cardinal will celebrate on ... read more

Ecuador was the first nation to be officially consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1874. The act of renewal will take place in the context of an upsurge in homicides in the country. Credit: Pawel Michalowski/Shutterstock The Archdiocese of Guayaquil in Ecuador is ... read more

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia addresses the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Orlando, Florida, on June 10, 2026, and presents a pocket-sized volume containing Lumen Gentium and Dei Verbum, the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitutions. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia highlighted continuity between Francis and Leo in his first speech to U.S. bishops. ... read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley offers his first remarks as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the spring plenary session in Orlando, Florida, on June 10, 2026. Archbishop Paul Coakley detailed the successes of the bishops and outlined the challenges they still face and work they have to do. ... read more

An elderly man washes his face at a tube well to find relief from extreme heat in Pakistan. As 'feels-like' temperatures near 48 degrees Celsius (118 F), parishes in Karachi and Lahore are shifting prayer times, distributing water, and improving ventilation to protect worshippers. ... read more

Six Catholic activists linked to the traditionalist movement Civitas were held in police custody for nearly 48 hours after attempting to block a contemporary art installation from taking place inside the Church of Saint-Laurent in Paris’ 10th arrondissement on the evening of Saturday, June 6 — the opening night of the city’s 25th annual Nuit ... read more

The protest and subsequent detainments were reportedly more broadly centered on the Nuit Blanche’s artistic director who became a polarizing figure after a performance during the 2024 Paris Olympics. People walk past Saint-Laurent Church on April 18, 2011, in the center of Cugnaux, southwestern France. On June 6, 2026, six ... read more

New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks is warning people of the danger of assisted suicide legislation. New Yorkers — including Archbishop Ronald Hicks, as well as quadriplegic and disability rights advocates — voiced concerns about the assisted‑suicide law set to take effect this summer. ... read more

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia highlighted continuity between Francis and Leo in his first speech to U.S. bishops. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia addresses the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Orlando, Florida, on June 10, 2026, and presents a pocket-sized volume containing Lumen Gentium and Dei Verbum, the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitutions. ... read more

ORLANDO, Florida — In his first address to the U.S. bishops since becoming apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia called for deeper communion within the Church and presented Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate as a moment of renewal rooted in continuity with the vision of Pope Francis.Speaking June 10 at the U.S. Conference ... read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley detailed the successes of the bishops and outlined the challenges they still face and work they have to do. Archbishop Paul Coakley offers his first remarks as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the spring plenary session in Orlando, Florida, on June 10, 2026. ... read more

ORLANDO, Florida — Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), on Wednesday offered his first remarks as president to his brother bishops.At the USCCB spring plenary session in Orlando, Florida, on June 10, Coakley, archbishop of Oklahoma City, detailed what the U.S. bishops have recently accomplished, and outlined ... read more

A year after the Trump administration's wholesale cuts to U.S. foreign aid levied a heavy toll on Catholic Relief Services, the State Department awarded the agency $240 million for disaster and humanitarian assistance. ... read more

Courtesy photo Rachel Campos-Duffy poses alongside her husband, Sean Duffy, US Secretary of Transportation during a family vacation. The Catholic mother of nine and Fox News host explains to the Register why true patriotism begins in the domestic church. ... read more