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Daniel Ibanez Over a million people took part in the Corpus Christi procession with Pope Leo XIV in Madrid on June 7, 2026. COMMENTARY: A prayer vigil, Corpus Christi procession and a meeting with the Spanish parliament punctuated a memorable trip to Spain’s capital city. ... read more

Laws that allow doctors to help kill their patients risk a “deadly and discriminatory system” for disabled individuals, suits argue. Courtroom. | Credit: tglegend/Shutterstock Multiple lawsuits filed in federal courts on June 11 allege that permissive assisted suicide laws in New York and Illinois are ... read more

Multiple lawsuits filed in federal courts on June 11 allege that permissive assisted suicide laws in New York and Illinois are threatening the life and well-being of individuals with disabilities in those states. Several individual plaintiffs and patients‘ rights groups filed the suits in two U.S. district courts arguing against the states’ respective laws that ... read more

Thousands gather at Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, for the All Ireland Rosary Rally on June 6, 2026. | Credit Dáithi Quinn In the largest gathering of Catholics in Ireland since Pope Francis’ visit in 2018, the annual All Ireland Rosary brought over 13,000 people to Knock Shrine on June 6 in ... read more

Under the new law, “mother” would be replaced with “gestating parent,” and “father” would become “non-gestating parent.” Credit: Zoteva/Shutterstock The New York state Legislature passed a bill that replaces the words “mother” and “father” in some state laws with gender-neutral language, a move that New ... read more

The New York state Legislature passed a bill that replaces the words “mother” and “father” in some state laws with gender-neutral language, a move that New York’s bishops say will further “muddy what is true and good.”The bill, passed by the state Assembly in March and by the state Senate on June 2, now heads ... read more

Before a blue cross made from the wood of a shipwrecked boat, Pope Leo XIV stood at the port of one of Europe's deadliest migrant destinations and condemned widespread indifference toward the plight of migrants. ... read more

Dartmouth provost and former Notre Dame dean Santiago Schnell called on U.S. bishops to take a more active role in safeguarding Catholic identity in education. Dartmouth College professor Santiago Schnell addresses the USCCB assembly on June 10, 2026. | Credit: USCCB/YouTube/screenshot ORLANDO, Florida — A ... read more

ORLANDO, Florida — A prominent Catholic academic urged a gathering of the U.S. bishops to take a more assertive role in ensuring that Catholic universities live out their distinctively religious mission.Santiago Schnell, the provost of Dartmouth University and a former dean at the University of Notre Dame, told members of the United States Conference of ... read more

Prior to the bill's passage, the U.S. bishops were among those who urged lawmakers to make immigration policy reforms aimed at protecting the dignity of migrants, such as efforts to prevent the separation of families. ... read more

Addressing humanitarian leaders from across Asia in Bangkok, the president of Caritas Internationalis said the Churchʼs charity must stay close to the poor even as global funding declines. Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi during an interview in Rome on Oct. 18, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ... read more

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD, president of Caritas Internationalis, urged Caritas Asia workers to stand at the side of the poor and to help build a synodal Church, addressing the Caritas Asia Regional Conference and Partners' Forum in Bangkok, Thailand.The conference, held under the theme “Synodality: Sensitivity, Synergy, and Spirituality. All for Caritas — Solidarity,” ... read more

Tanis Cortens, Feature Writer: Father Paul Sullins, Ph.D., submitted a research article to The International Journal of Women’s Health Care. The study, published September 15, was entitled “Persistent Emotional Distress after Abortion in the United States” and consisted of a retrospective survey of 226 women aged 41-45, whose abortions had happened an average of 20 years ... read more

The Strasbourg court found that a Bulgarian cityʼs vaguely worded ban on “religious propaganda” breached the right to freedom of religion under the European Convention. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, where judges ruled on June 9, 2026, that Bulgaria’s ban on door-to-door evangelization violated religious freedom. ... read more

On June 9, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Bulgaria violated freedom protections after authorities used an overly broad and vaguely-worded ban on “religious propaganda” to prevent Jehovahʼs Witnesses from engaging in door-to-door evangelization. Such religious outreach was banned while other forms of canvassing were permitted.The case was brought by members of ... read more