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“Victims and survivors must not be left without protection, justice, reparations, including rehabilitation and meaningful support,” the experts wrote. Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock A group of United Nations human rights experts issued a stark warning this week over reports of killings, sexual violence, forced conversions, child marriages, ... read more

Daniel Ibanez Pope Leo XIV during the General Audience at St. Peter's Square on May 27, 2026. COMMENTARY: As colleges and universities become places of encounter, they fulfill their highest obligation: to form saints. ... read more

To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Spain's Sagrada Família basilica, The Lego Group announced June 4 the release of a new model kit of the church, calling it one of the world's "most recognizable and ambitious" buildings. ... read more

The pontiff and the Puerto Rican singer were able to greet each other and converse, taking advantage of the fact that both were in the city at the same time. Pope Leo XIV and Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News; Mariano Regidor/Getty Images ... read more

The long-awaited meeting finally took place. As confirmed by the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV met with Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny and his family at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Monday, June 8.For a few minutes, the pontiff and the Puerto Rican singer — whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio and who has ... read more

The pontiff and the Puerto Rican singer were able to greet each other and converse, taking advantage of the fact that both were in the city at the same time. Pope Leo XIV and Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News; Mariano Regidor/Getty Images ... read more

In Latin America, the passion of soccer fans is nurtured through a sense of community. The singing of anthems, tears shed after victories or defeats and the embrace of strangers inside a stadium are experiences that can mirror forms of collective devotion.     ... read more

A distinctive feature of Pope Leo XIVʼs apostolic journey to Spain has been the frequent use of the red papal mozzetta, from meeting Spanish royalty in Madrid to praying the Divine Office in Barcelona.When Leo first appeared on the balcony of St. Peterʼs Basilica to the thousands of faithful gathered in the square after his ... read more

Pope Leo XIV has notably revived the use of the papal mozzetta, which Pope Francis had discarded during his papacy. But what is its history and symbolism? Pope Leo XIV at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, on June 9, 2026. | Credit: Daniel ... read more

A Louisiana man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he pleaded guilty to the 2022 slaying of a priest and a parish worker.Antonio Tyson will serve two life sentences and a 40-year sentence for the murder of Father Otis Young and Ruth Prats, according to a June 8 press release from ... read more

Antonio Tyson was convicted of killing Father Otis Young and Ruth Prats in a double homicide in Covington, Louisiana. Credit: Merch Hub/Shutterstock A Louisiana man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he pleaded guilty to the 2022 slaying of a priest ... read more

Pope Leo XIV found himself in the midst of Spain's two classic culture wars as he landed in Barcelona on Tuesday during his weeklong visit to the country. ... read more

In recent months, Belarusian authorities have forced out a number of foreign Catholic clergy by refusing to renew their residency permits.In early March, two priests of the Diocese of Pinsk in southern Belarus were refused permission to continue their ministry. In May, three priests of the northern Diocese of Vitebsk lost their permits, followed later ... read more

Belarusian authorities have forced out a wave of long-serving Polish priests by refusing to renew their residency permits, intensifying state pressure on the countryʼs Catholic Church. The Catholic Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk, Belarus. | Credit: nastya_krii/Shutterstock ... read more

New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks, left, and San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller on June 3, 2026, issued their wagers over who will win the NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs or the New York Knicks. If they win, it will be the Spurs’ first NBA championship title since 2014, while for the ... read more