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The U.S. is calling for the meeting to take place before Sept. 1, when the Ortega regime is set to codify policy reforms, including the suspension of future elections. The flag of Nicaragua on the world map. | Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock The Permanent Council of the ... read more

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) voted to summon hemispheric foreign ministers for an emergency session on Nicaragua following President Daniel Ortega’s vow to end elections and ongoing concerns about government pressure on the Catholic Church.The council adopted the resolution, “Convocation of a Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs ... read more

With an increasing number of abortions done via sending pills through the U.S. mail, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is urging Catholics across the nation to pray to St. Joseph to “stop the spread” of abortion pills.The bishops are calling for sustained and dedicated prayer from Aug. 18 to Oct. 31, with the ... read more

Leading U.S. Catholic bishops are calling for a dedicated time of prayer as chemical abortions by mail are on the rise. Archbishop Paul Coakley offers his first remarks as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the spring plenary session in Orlando, Florida, on June 10, 2026. | ... read more

In his homily, Bishop Flávio Giovenale held up Mary as the faithful disciple who, like her son, served others. Closing procession for the novena to Our Lady of Glory on Aug. 15, 2026, in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre state, Brazil. | Credit: Diocese of Cruceiro do Sul ... read more

About 50,000 faithful took part in the closing procession for the novena to Our Lady of Glory in Brazil on Aug. 15. The local bishop, Flávio Giovenale, said the large turnout reflects the faith of the people, who are “thirsting for Christ.”“This multitude is saying: We want spirituality, we want Jesus, and we love Our ... read more

The plaintiffs filed suit against DHS in the District of Maryland on Jan. 27, 2025, alleging that the policy violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Dozens of religious groups brought similar lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security following a 2025 policy shift easing immigration enforcement at religious sites. ... read more

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Aug. 18 upheld a Maryland judge’s order blocking a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy that would have loosened limits on immigration enforcement at or near houses of worship while the case proceeds.The plaintiffs, including the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Sikh Temple Sacramento, and several Quaker ... read more

Dozens of religious groups brought similar lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security following a 2025 policy shift easing immigration enforcement at religious sites. A legal paper titled Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is placed on a wooden desk with a gavel and pen. | Credit: kamitana/Shutterstock ... read more

Faith leaders and congregations are responding to what they see as a human-engineered spiritual, moral and humanitarian crisis, especially as ICE activity stepped up over the weekend. ... read more

(Credit: Seasontime/Shutterstock.) Florida is a “school choice” state, allowing parents to pay for private school tuition with state-funded education savings accounts. But Catholic school children in the state are not given a choice enjoyed by their public school counterparts: the right to refuse vaccines based on religious convictions. The policy has put ... read more

Behind Sheen's reach stood a largely unknown group of women who opened letters, recorded donations, thanked contributors, and helped transform his words into material support for missionaries and young churches. ... read more

Vatican City - The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Mariusz Kasperski, O.M.I., until now Superior of the Community of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Toamasina and Parish Priest of Saint Eugène de Mazenod in Tsarahonenana, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toamasina , assigning him the titular See of Burca.H.E. ... read more

by Marie-Lucile KubackiParis – An exceptional mobilization is taking shape ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France.Tickets for the events scheduled during the papal visit have been snapped up. The 80,000 places available for the vigil at the Stade de France were allocated in less than an hour, while more than 200,000 people registered ... read more

Lusaka – Brian Mundubile, the main challenger to President Hakainde Hichilema in the 2026 presidential election, has rejected the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s declaration of Hichilema’s victory following the vote held on August 13 .The candidate of the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity said yesterday, August 18, that his party had “documented irregularities ... read more