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Villanova University Mass interrupted by ‘active shooter’ hoax
Villanova University confirmed Thursday that reports of an active shooter on campus that interrupted an opening Mass for new students... Read more
ICE arrests take toll on DC churches
Catholic churches that serve Spanish-speaking communities in the Archdiocese of Washington have reported anxiety as immigration enforcement increases. Read more
Syrian minister of culture sparks controversy with Islamic chant in Orthodox church
Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more
Pope Leo XIV calls for a ‘great cultural conversion’ in his greeting to Rimini meeting
Pope Leo XIV called for “faith, hope, and charity to be translated into a great cultural conversion” in a message... Read more
James Dobson, promoter of family values in the public square, dies at 89
James Dobson, the evangelical Christian psychologist, author, and founder of Focus on the Family, an influential family counseling ministry, passed... Read more
Bishop Barron warns about fake AI videos impersonating him
Bishop Robert Barron warned about the proliferation of fake videos created with artificial intelligence circulating on social media impersonating him. Read more
Knock Shrine in Ireland draws pilgrims with confessions, healings, and message of hope
“We have a very, very big outreach here in terms of confessions,” Father Richard Gibbons, who has led the shrine... Read more
Pope Leo XIV calls for fasting and prayer for peace on Friday, Aug. 22
Pope Leo XIV has called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace on Friday, Aug. 22, coinciding with... Read more
Federal judge blocks Texas from displaying Ten Commandments in public schools
A federal judge has partially blocked the state of Texas from enforcing its law ordering the display of the Ten... Read more
Greek prosecutors charge Catholic clerics, civilians in 3 million euro embezzlement case
Priests in the Catholic Diocese of Syros in Greece face charges in nightclub money laundering scandal. Read more
No justice 2 years after ‘the worst episode of violence against Christians’ in Pakistan
In August 2023, Muslims in the village of Jaranwala in the Diocese of Faisalabad in Pakistan looted and burned more... Read more
New digital app to link over 60 Catholic radio stations in east Africa
The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa recently celebrated the launch of a new digital app for Catholic... Read more
Nigeria, Iran, China top priority countries for new religious freedom commission chair
Nigeria is the deadliest country in the world for Christians, according to the new chair of the U.S. Commission on... Read more
Frank Caprio, famed judge known for showing mercy, dies at 88
Frank Caprio, a Providence, Rhode Island, municipal court judge for nearly 40 years, passed away on Aug. 20 from pancreatic... Read more
Catholic scholars urge caution as Trump considers rescheduling marijuana
The federal government considers marijuana — cannabis, the name of the plant that contains psychoactive compounds called cannabinoids — a... Read more
Bolivian bishops after elections: ‘A new chapter in the country’s political history opens’
The Bolivian Bishops’ Conference expressed hope after Bolivia’s recent general election, which marked a change in the country’s political direction. Read more
Pope Leo XIV looks to Ukraine with hope: ‘We must work hard, pray hard’
On Aug. 19, Pope Leo XIV expressed hope for an end to the war in Ukraine, noting that hard work... Read more
Federal court awards pro-lifers $1 over unconstitutional abortion clinic rule
Pro-life activists in New York were awarded $1 this month after a court found that a county abortion clinic rule... Read more
Leo XIV calls theologians to find ‘balanced synthesis’ between God’s law, human freedom
Pope Leo invited participants attending the 17th International Congress of Moral Theology in Colombia to reflect on the world’s challenges... Read more
Vatican approves new patron saints for entire Arabian Peninsula
The Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments approved a new calendar granting new patron saints... Read more
