Archive for August 12, 2025

The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince condemned the kidnapping of nine people from an orphanage on the outskirts of the capital on Sunday, Aug. 3.?w=200&h=150

By Andrés Henríquez

Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince denounces the ‘collapse of humanity’ in Haitian society

The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince denounced the “collapse of humanity” in Haitian society in response to the kidnapping of nine people... Read more

St. James Roman Catholic Church in Reading, England, is the starting point of the English route of the Camino de Santiago.?w=200&h=150

By Madeleine Teahan

Proposed solar farm plan threatens English Camino, UK bishop says

Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth is concerned about a proposal to build a huge solar farm on the English stretch... Read more

The side of Toulouse Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse) in Toulouse in the South of France.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

French bishops ask that priest who served time for rape of a minor not be promoted

The French bishops’ conference has asked the archbishop of Toulouse to rescind the promotion of a priest who served time... Read more

Christ mourns a murder victim in the statue “Thou Shalt Not Kill” by Timothy Schmalz.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Baltimore to receive statue by Timothy Schmalz depicting Christ mourning a murder victim

The statue, made by Catholic artist Timothy Schmalz, is titled “Thou Shall Not Kill.” Read more

A panorama of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Vatican allows New Zealand ban on Scottish congregation after alleged illicit exorcisms

Christchurch Bishop Michael Gielen said in an Aug. 10 letter to his diocese that the Vatican “rejected in its entirety”... Read more

Cover of the book “The Teacher: The Humanism of Pope Francis.”?w=200&h=150

By Julieta Villar

Book on the thought of Pope Francis to be distributed in Buenos Aires province schools

The government of Buenos Aires province in Argentina will distribute the book “The Teacher: The Humanism of Pope Francis” in... Read more

The Catholic University of America.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic University Press to publish Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral dissertation

Here’s a roundup of some of the latest Catholic education news. Read more

Acolyte Reynaldo José Osorio Muñoz doesn’t let his age or disability interfere with his desire to serve God at the altar of his parish in Colombia.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Colín

At 76 and wheelchair-bound, acolyte serves God ‘with all I can do’

Reynaldo José Osorio Muñoz doesn’t let his age or disability interfere with his desire to serve God at the altar... Read more