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Pope Leo, Secretary of State Rubio exchange views
Pope Leo XIV received U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio today (video), three days after President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the Pontiff. Secretary Rubio subsequently met with...Typical new US priest: 33-year-old cradle Catholic devoted to Rosary, Eucharistic adoration
The typical member of the priestly ordination class of 2026 is a 33-year-old cradle Catholic, according to a newly released survey of 334 of the 428 men slated to be ordained to the priesthood in...Pope, at press conference, weighs in on Iran, migration, same-sex blessings
Following a farewell ceremony at Malabo International Airport, Pope Leo XIV departed for Rome this afternoon on a six-hour flight. During the flight, he delivered a brief statement and took...Cardinal Müller, former CDF prefect, blasts Synod report on doctrinal issues
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the prefect of the Congregation (now Dicastery) for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2012 to 2017, blasted the newly published Synod report on doctrinal issues, which...Trump administration cancels $11M in funding for Catholic Charities in Miami
The Trump administration cancelled an $11-million contract with Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Miami.The Miami Herald reported that the federal funds were used “to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship between the Catholic Church and the U.S. government dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.”
“The U.S. government has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationship with Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Miami,” Archbishop Thomas Wenski said in a statement. “The Archdiocese of Miami’s services for unaccompanied minors have been recognized for their excellence and have served as a model for other agencies throughout the country.”
Vatican newspaper decries Israeli attack on Catholic school building in Lebanon
The Vatican newspaper decried the Israeli army’s attack on a Catholic school building in Yaroun, Lebanon. “In the last few hours, Israeli bulldozers have torn down the Holy Savior...President Trump blasts Pope Leo in lengthy social media post; USCCB responds: Pope Leo is not a politician
In a lengthy social media post last night, President Donald Trump offered strong criticism of Pope Leo XIV. “Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” President...Vatican prosecutors defy appeals-court order [News Analysis]
Vatican prosecutors have refused to comply with an order from a Vatican appeals court, in the latest stunning development in the long-running “trial of the century.” In March, a...Vatican halts Father Ciszek’s sainthood cause
The Vatican informed the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, that it has ended the sainthood cause of Father Walter Ciszek, S.J., a missionary who was tortured by the Soviet secret police and imprisoned in Russia from 1941 to 1963.After his release in a prisoner exchange, Father Ciszek, a Pennsylvania native, returned to the United States and wrote With God in Russia and He Leadeth Me.
Hindu mob disrupts Mass in India; 4 Catholics arrested
A mob of Hindu activists disrupted a Mass in Kalinjara, India, on May 1. Police arrested four Catholics who confronted them.“They entered the substation during Communion and started filming it on their mobiles, and then began alleging religious conversion activity,” said Father Arvind Amliyar. “They also alleged that a cow had been killed for the community feast.”
“One of them even tried to threaten our men with a knife, but he was overpowered, and the knife was snatched from him,” Father Amliyar added.
