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The diocese is also offering fans information on Mass times in multiple languages and 'everything you need to stay connected to your faith during your visit to north Texas.' Texas will host the most matches in the United States, with nine in Dallas/Fort Worth and seven in Houston. ... read more

New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks urged people to be “vigilant” about assisted suicide legislation as implementation of the state law draws near.The New York State Department of Health released proposed rules for the assisted suicide law set to take effect Aug. 5, two days after the comment period ends.The law enacted Feb. 6 would let ... read more

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. New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks is warning people of the danger of assisted suicide legislation. | Credit: EWTN screenshot ... read more

African Catholic bishops, the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, and Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) joined Pope Leo in mourning the 54-year-old bishop, calling for justice. The late Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of Mozambique’s Quelimane Diocese. Afonso was shot dead in a home invasion at his rectory in the ... read more

QUELIMANE, Mozambique — Catholic leaders' grief over the killing of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of Mozambique’s Quelimane Diocese continues to deepen as Pope Leo XIV, Catholic bishops in Africa, the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, and the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) joined in mourning the 54-year-old bishop, calling for justice.Authorities ... read more

Texas Catholics are preparing to welcome fans from around the world as the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament officially begins this week.The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, the Diocese of Fort Worth, and the Diocese of Dallas have launched special initiatives blending hospitality, faith, and outreach for the hundreds of thousands of fans from around the ... read more

Texas will host the most matches in the United States, with nine in Dallas/Fort Worth and seven in Houston. Credit: Master1305/Shutterstock Texas Catholics are preparing to welcome fans from around the world as the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament officially begins this week. The ... read more

Tulio Huggins responds to a podcast episode from Catholic priests on Pride Month, writing that a myopic view of LGBTQ+ people has no place in the church. ... read more

Tulio Huggins responds to a podcast episode from Catholic priests on Pride Month, writing that a myopic view of LGBTQ+ people has no place in the church. ... read more

Participants at the Project Oxygen Teen Peace Summit in Rome on June 2, 2026. Forty teenagers from war-torn countries recently took part in the Project Oxygen Teen Peace Summit. ... read more

Daniel Ibanez Pope Leo XIV venerates a 12th-century wooden sculpture of Mary with the Child Jesus in the Abbey of Montserrat, outside of Barcelona, Spain, on June 10, 2026. After visiting a prison, Pope Leo headed to the Abbey of Montserrat northwest of Barcelona and nestled among towering rock formations that resemble sculpted ... read more

Philippine bishops have appealed for donations to help people affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines that left thousands displaced and communities struggling to recover.The June 8 earthquake caused buildings to collapse, triggering landslides and setting off tsunami warnings across a swath of the southern island.According to the ... read more

As the death toll from the June 8 Mindanao earthquake climbs, Catholic bishops across the Philippines are urging the faithful to give to relief and rehabilitation efforts. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joins the Department of Social Welfare and Development in distributing food packs and financial aid to displaced workers in ... read more

Pope Leo XIV has called for greater respect for the elderly, affirming that their fragility still has much to teach humanity today.In a letter sent via the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to the participants of the June 10 symposium in Rome titled “A Bridge Toward Heaven,” the pontiff expressed his hope that their ... read more

The pontiff, who is traveling in Spain, sent a letter to be read at a Vatican symposium on the elderly. Pope Leo XIV greets an elderly woman at a general audience. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV has called for greater respect for the ... read more