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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...
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...Man vandalizes, sets fire at Missouri Catholic school
A man broke into a Catholic elementary school in Missouri, damaged images of Christ and the Virgin Mary, and set a fire in the building.The incident at Immaculate Conception Elementary School in Springfield is one of over 400 acts of vandalism, arson, and other destruction at parishes and other Catholic sites in the United States since 2020.
Pope Leo breaks new ground with encyclical on AI [News/Analysis]
In choosing to be known as Pope Leo XIV, our current Pontiff made tribute to Leo XIII, the author of Rerum Novarum, the encyclical that formed the foundation of Catholic social teaching. Now Leo XIV...Abducted Nigerian parishioners freed after 3 months in captivity
The chancellor of the Diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria, announced that all parishioners abducted on February 9 from Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Karku have been released.Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, the parish priest, was released earlier this month.
In India, Catholics who confronted Hindu mob are charged with attempted murder
Two weeks after a Hindu mob disrupted a Mass in a remote Indian village—and police arrested Catholics who confronted the mob—the Catholics remain behind bars, with bail twice denied.“When the hooligans disrupted the Mass on May 1 shouting ‘conversion,’ our people forced them out,” said Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa of Udaipur. “Instead of registering a criminal case against the intruders, the police have charged our people with ‘conversion and attempt to murder’ and arrested nine Catholics of Bandaria Parish.”
USCCB president laments shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego
The president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed “profound sorrow and prayerful solidarity” following the Islamic Center of San Diego shooting, which left five dead, including the two perpetrators.“We stand with Chief Imam Taha Hassane, the entire Muslim community, and all who mourn in the wake of this senseless violence, affirming our shared commitment to the dignity of every human life and the rejection of hatred in all its forms,” said Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City.
Archbishop Coakley added:
In moments such as these, we are reminded of the call to be instruments of peace; as Pope Leo XIV has said, ‘Where violence wounds the human family, compassion and unity must be our steadfast reply.’ May God console the grieving, strengthen the injured, and guide us all toward greater understanding, justice, and peace.
