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Deacon Mark Paine has produced two new resources that he hopes will assist people on the autism spectrum and those who serve them in the Church. Deacon Mark Paine hopes his new resources will enable young people with complex needs to experience greater inclusion in schools and parishes. | Credit: ... read more

In response to the record number of adult baptisms in France, the Ecclesiastical Province of Paris, comprised of eight dioceses, has convened a provincial council. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. | Credit: DBond/Shutterstock How can the local Church respond to the growing number of adult baptisms in France? The bishops ... read more

An image of Alex Pretti and ICE agents from video taken on January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis, MN. (Image: X.com) By now, the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has been converted into a digital spectacle, parsed, dissected, meme-ified, and moralized across social media platforms. One side is casting Pretti as a ... read more

Even among big pro-life gains, “we shouldn’t kid ourselves that everything is rosy,” said March for Life President Jennie Bradley Lichter. Georgetown University. | Credit: D L via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The 27th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life emphasized chemical abortion as the most prominent issue facing the ... read more

Mourners gather at a makeshift memorial on Jan. 25, 2026, in Minneapolis in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead a day earlier by federal immigration agents. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Minnesota Catholic Conference issued statements amid violent immigration enforcement in Minnesota. ... read more

Catholic observers point out the distinction between Protestant and Catholic understandings of Zionism. The condemnation of Christian Zionism by the Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem is prompting varied reactions by Catholics [...] ... read more

Jamie Kelter Davis Police vehicles surround the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Oct. 31, 2025, in Broadview, Illinois. Catholic research groups are assisting the Church in organizing public accompaniment, witness, and parish training to help show solidarity with immigrants and refugees. ... read more

Jane Rix The Welsh Parliament building, known as the Senedd. | Credit: Jane Rix/Shutterstock Two bishops in Wales have issued a joint statement expressing “deep concern” about a U.K. bill that would legalize assisted suicide and urging members of the Senedd in Wales to “withhold consent.” ... read more

Vatican Media The bishops of Puerto Rico meet with Pope Leo XIV at the conclusion of their ad limina visit on Jan. 23, 2026. Father Miguel Silvestre explains his role in facilitating the bishops’ ad limina visits to the Holy See and what they entail, with a focus on the recent visit by ... read more

Serhiy Morgunov A boy looks at the burning candles during the Catholic Easter celebration at the Cathedral of St. Oleksandr on April 9, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. COMMENTARY: Ukrainian Catholic leaders warn that priests have been expelled, churches destroyed, and religious life driven underground in Russian-occupied territories. ... read more

When Anika Smith moved to Washington, D.C., more than a decade ago, her first order of business was to find a church. She didn’t have a car, so she used the metro. Even with transportation challenges, she managed to visit about three services each weekend. Her fourth Sunday, on a recommendation from a co-worker, she ... read more

Jesus famously proclaimed, "No one can serve two masters." As the country continues to reel from the shooting of Alex Pretti, Catholics are making it clear who they are choosing to serve. It isn't always Jesus. ... read more

Amid rising violence, European lawmakers, bishops, and civil organizations are calling for the EU to appoint a special envoy on religious freedom and coordinator of anti-Christian hatred. A plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. | Credit: MichalPL via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Growing incidents of violence and ... read more

The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, has restored its Communion rails. At the heart of the matter is a local bishop’s authority to restrict or prohibit liturgical practices that are otherwise permitted by the Church’s universal law. ... read more

Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Mexico Bishop Ronald Hicks celebrates a school graduation Mass for children in Miacatlán, Morelos state, during his visit to Mexico in 2025. The time he spent as a volunteer and later as the director of “Our Little Brothers” home for disadvantaged children in Latin America profoundly marked the new archbishop ... read more