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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al Zaidi has called on Iraqi Christians living abroad to return to their homeland.During a meeting with Chaldean Patriarch Paul III Nona, the prime minister said the return of Christians who were forced to leave Iraq has become a national priority for his government.He said the government is ready to ... read more

Church leaders applauded Iraq Prime Minister Ali Falih al Zaidi’s call for Christians and business leaders to return to their homeland but stressed the need for reform. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi, right, receives Chaldean Patriarch Mar Paul III Nona. | Credit: Iraqi prime minister’s media office ... read more

Detail of a statue of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha by Joseph-Émile Brunet at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, near Quebec City. (Image: LovesMacs / Wikipedia) Saint Camillus de Lellis founded a religious order that cares for the sick all over the world. But in the United States, his feast day is translated to another ... read more

Courtesy photos Popular Catholic speaker Paul J. Kim teaches his son Micah how to play the guitar. 5-year-old Micah Kim passed away December 31, 2025. ‘I used to teach Micah,’ Paul J. Kim reflected, ‘but now he’s teaching me.’ ... read more

An anti-terrorism court sentenced a crane driver to 10 years for demolishing a church during the 2023 mob attacks, but Christian leaders warn one conviction falls far short of justice. Several mobs attack Christian communities and set fire to several churches Aug. 16, 2023, in the town of Jaranwala, in ... read more

Christians in Pakistan have welcomed the conviction of a Muslim man for his role in the 2023 anti-Christian riots in Jaranwala, Punjab, calling it a rare instance of accountability in cases of mob violence against religious minorities.An anti-terrorism court in Faisalabad on July 13 sentenced Irfan Yousaf, a crane driver, to 10 years in prison ... read more

The Vatican this week is hosting over 200 top academics, innovators, and Nobel laureates for a global summit on AI security risks, inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.The event, the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War, is taking place July 14–16 at Borgo Laudato Si', part of the Pontifical Gardens ... read more

The July 14–16 summit is being held at the Borgo Laudato Si’ gardens at Castel Gandolfo. Credit: Summit Art Creations/Shutterstock The Vatican this week is hosting over 200 top academics, innovators, and Nobel laureates for a global summit on AI security risks, inspired by Pope ... read more

by Marie-Lucile KubackiHonolulu – “The arrival of the first missionaries in Hawaii in 1827 was not the beginning of the journey. In a very real sense, although the people of Hawaii would not have known much beforehand of the arrival of the missionaries, God in his own way had also prepared the hearts of the ... read more

A patient in rehabilitation walks down the hall of Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital. The Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital — founded in 1869 — is made up of six facilities located across Rome and the Italian region of Lazio. ... read more

Bishops of the Society of St. Pius X take part in the consecration of four new bishops at the society’s seminary in Écône, Switzerland, on July 1, 2026. | Credit: Society of St. Pius X The society filed its appeal with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on July 11, arguing ... read more

by Marta ZhaoBeijing – “Be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Be like a ‘city set on a mountain’.” With these words of gratitude, Bishop Joseph Li Shan addressed the 36 Superiors General who took part in the third 2026 Formation Course, held from July 6 to 11 at the ... read more

British counterterrorism police took control of the investigation into the murder of Ann Widdecombe, an English pro-life Catholic politician who was killed last week. Neil Farage, head of the Reform UK party, paid tribute to Widdecombe as “without doubt, the best-known and most outstanding female politician in Britain since Margaret Thatcher.” ... read more

The retired bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, defended the Society of Saint Pius X and offered strong criticism of the Vatican. Archbishop Jan Paweł Lenga, M.I.C., said that “it was worth seeing the consecration of the bishops of the Society of St Pius X: what peace, what joy, what prayerful atmosphere, what solemnity! Nothing ... read more

Citing canon 1734 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the Society of Saint Pius X announced it filed a preliminary recourse against the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s July 2 decree declaring that six SSPX bishops had incurred automatic excommunication. The Society stated that its request, submitted to ... read more