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Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, OFM Cap, as the third bishop of Venice, Florida, on May 13, 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Venice, Florida The pope also accepted Wednesday the resignation of Bishop Frank J. Dewane, 76, who led the Diocese of Venice, Florida, since 2007. ... read more

A portrait of Blessed Vasiľ Hopko is displayed amid flowers and vigil lamps during a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of his death in Hrabské, Slovakia, on May 10, 2026. Greek Catholic faithful gathered in the birthplace of Blessed Vasiľ Hopko, a bishop imprisoned and tortured under communism in Czechoslovakia, to mark 50 ... read more

The Ortega regime’s repression of the Catholic Church could not silence Godʼs call to Cristhian Mendieta. Having fled Nicaragua as a seminarian, the young man was ordained to the priesthood in Miami. Thomas Wenski, archbishop of Miami, lays hands on the head of newly ordained priest Cristhian Mendieta Hernández, during ... read more

As a seminarian, Cristhian David Mendieta Hernández had to flee Nicaragua, persecuted by the very dictatorship that had recently exiled his bishop. The regime of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, ramped up its persecution of the Catholic Church in 2018.After the dictatorship exiled Silvio Báez, the auxiliary bishop of ... read more

Priests, bishops, parish leaders and immigration rights advocates from 10 dioceses gathered at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit to discuss the Church's prophetic witness regarding the debates surrounding immigration and the impact current federal policy has had on immigrant communities over the past two years. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, OFM Cap, as the third bishop of Venice, Florida, on May 13. The Capuchin Franciscan priest has been pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C., since 2018 and served for more than 20 years as a missionary in Papua New Guinea and Cuba.The ... read more

The Diocese of Las Cruces has been named in a civil action seeking an eminent domain takeover of part of its land. A giant limestone statue of Jesus Christ stands atop Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, on the U.S./Mexico border. | Credit: JIM ... read more

A New Mexico Catholic diocese is facing the potential seizure of some of its land by the U.S. government in order to facilitate the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico. A civil action filed by the federal government in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico on May ... read more

Pope Leo XIV on May 13, 2026, stops at the site in St. Peter’s Square of the assassination attempt against St. Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981. Leo XIV dedicated his message on May 13 to ‘the Virgin Mary, model of the Church.’ ... read more

Greek Catholic faithful gathered in the birthplace of Blessed Vasiľ Hopko, a bishop imprisoned and tortured under communism in Czechoslovakia, to mark 50 years since his death. A portrait of Blessed Vasiľ Hopko is displayed amid flowers and vigil lamps during a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of his death ... read more

Hundreds of Greek Catholic faithful gathered in the eastern Slovak village of Hrabské on May 10 to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Blessed Vasiľ Hopko, a bishop imprisoned and tortured by the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.The archieparchial celebration was held in Hopkoʼs birthplace on the eve of the anniversary of his episcopal ... read more

Pope Leo XIV's brother Augustinians and others from the Chicago-area looked back with gratitude on the past year since the election of one of their own at a special Mass May 8. ... read more

Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said Pope Leo XIV is praying for the leaders of the SSPX to 'reconsider the very grave decision they have made.' ... read more

Archbishop Bert van Megen, former papal nuncio to Kenya, holds up a copy of Dilexi Te at the African Digital Assets Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 29, 2026. | Credit: MD Foto LLC/Massimo Di Giovanna The first summit of its kind at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Kenya explored the ... read more

LAHORE, Pakistan — A minority rights advocacy group has linked the recent deaths of sanitation workers in Pakistan to what it describes as systemic discrimination against Christians, who are disproportionately employed in high-risk sewer cleaning jobs.In a statement issued on May 12, Minority Concern said Christian sanitation workers continue to face unsafe working conditions, inadequate ... read more