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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...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...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...Oregon counselor fined nearly $90,000 for not affirming client’s same-sex relationship
The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists fined a Catholic counselor $89,636 after he declined to bless a client’s same-sex relationship.Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit on behalf of the counselor, Frank Canepa.
“Counseling is speech, which is protected by the First Amendment,” Canepa’s attorney said. “Oregon law says counselors can’t impose their values on their clients. Canepa did not do that. He answered the client’s question when she demanded to know his personal view.”
Synod report on doctrinal issues includes testimonies of men in same-sex marriages
The General Secretariat of the Synod, led by Cardinal Mario Grech, released the sixth of 15 final reports of the study groups established by Pope Francis during the synod on synodality—as well...EU bishops issue peace plea, draw attention to plight of Christians in Northern Cyprus
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) held its spring meeting in Cyprus and issued a plea for peace.The bishops said that they “turn to the Lord in prayer and stand in solidarity with all those suffering from devastating violence, instability and injustice in the Holy Land, Lebanon, Iran and the wider Middle East region. In particular, we remember the Christian communities, whose presence in these lands, where our faith has its roots, remains a powerful testimony of perseverance, resilience and hope.”
The bishops also visited two Christian villages in Northern Cyprus, which has been under Turkish military occupation since 1974. At the Maronite co-cathedral in one of the villages, Archbishop Selim Sfeir preached that “we desire more than ever the full return of our villages and our places of divine worship, and we renew our firm commitment, with great determination and continuous effort, to achieve this return in a spirit of responsibility, perseverance, and cooperation.”
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.
