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YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV on Friday encouraged Catholic university students in Cameroon to let their study be informed by “the light of faith, joined to the truth of love” as St. John Henry Newman taught.“Professors and students are called to embrace as both their aim and their way of life the common search ... read more

ROME — Catholic students in Rome on Thursday bore witness to the Eucharist during a solemn procession to commemorate 25 years of its student-led adoration program.During the April 16 procession on the campus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas — “the Angelicum” — students and clergy offered visible testimony to faith in the ... read more

The U.S. Coast Guard has agreed to a slate of religious protections for service members, including committing to individualized reviews of personnel who request religious accommodations for Coast Guard policies. The Thomas More Society, a Catholic law firm that focuses on religious liberty and civil rights, said on April 16 that it had settled a ... read more

Over nearly the last year, the bishops have gradually ramped up a forceful and united defense of the American pope’s critiques of Trump administration policies. ... read more

ROME — It is “intolerable” that Christians are being targeted for persecution in Nigeria, said U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch during an event in Rome on Friday.The group Solidarity with the Persecuted Church (SPC) and the Embassy of the United States to the Holy See organized the April 17 conference at the ... read more

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House April 16 that he does not see a meeting with Pope Leo XIV as "necessary" after the president lashed out at the pontiff on social media and in verbal remarks over the pontiff's opposition to the Iran war over the course of several days starting April ... read more

For more than a quarter-century, popes have periodically visited Islamic mosques as part of official voyages and papal visits. The tradition began with Pope John Paul II, who in 2001 became the first pope in history known to have entered a mosque when he visited the Great Mosque of Damascus in the capital of Syria. ... read more

With President Donald Trump criticizing Pope Leo XIV for comments on the ongoing Iran war, Catholic Vice President JD Vance has taken a more nuanced tone — welcoming some input from clergy but discouraging them from wading into certain matters.In an interview on Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” on April 13, Vance said ... read more

MIAMI — “We ask the U.S. government to reconsider the cancellation of an $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities, given the immediate and long-term impact on services for unaccompanied minors and the broader humanitarian mission of the archdiocese,” said Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami at a press conference on April 15.For decades, Catholic Charities ... read more

A prayerful public witness outside Deportation Depot got a moving response from detainees on Good Friday, April 3. ... read more

SYDNEY — An Australian diocese north of Sydney is building the countryʼs first purpose-built Catholic cathedral in more than 100 years, appointing an award-winning architect to design a sprawling precinct that will house everything from the bishopʼs seat to a parish hall and disability services.The Diocese of Broken Bay announced April 14 that it has ... read more

(See the readings for the Third Sunday of Easter) The sun was setting and darkness arrived in the mountains of Tyrol. People gathered in towns squares. All were looking at the darkness toward the mountains surrounding them. Slowly the darkness was pierced by a glimmer of light. The light spread steadily. Soon an image in ... read more

Santa Clara - The bishops of Cuba have expressed their “deepest communion and filial affection” for Pope Leo XIV in a letter dated April 13, 2026, in which they express their closeness to the Pontiff in the face of recent attacks and thank him for his witness in favor of peace and the most vulnerable. ... read more

Tanis Cortens, Feature Writer: Over the past year, six Canadian hospitals have experienced decreases in maternity care availability. Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, B.C., has a maternity diversion in place as of this writing: Expectant mothers will have to deliver their babies at other hospitals between March 12 and 18, marking the ward’s ... read more

DOUALA, Cameroon — Physical food is not enough; the soul needs the nourishment of the Eucharist, which sustains us in times of fear and suffering, Pope Leo XIV said at a Mass in Douala, Cameroon, on Friday.Celebrating Mass for more than 120,000 people outside Japoma Stadium, in Cameroon’s economic capital, the pope said in his ... read more