Stories for June 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Thursday, Jun. 25

 Unpublished homilies of Pope Benedict XVI released in English
 Philippine court dismisses charges against bishop, other anti-mining advocates
 SSPX issues profession of faith, open letter to Pope Leo
 Kenya’s bishops lament violence
 Vatican newspaper highlights suffering of DR Congo miners
 Vatican issues message: ‘Beyond Cargo and Commerce: The Human Face of the Sea’
 Vatican hosts conference on building interreligious brotherhood in Europe
 Cardinal Parolin, in papal message, reflects on relation between healing, salvation
 Pontiff marks centenary of Lithuanian ecclesiastical province
 English bishop charged with rape of girl

Released Wednesday, Jun. 24

 On Vatican publishing house’s 100th anniversary, Pope highlights importance of writing
 Be transformed by the mystery of the Eucharist, Pope says in audience on Vatican II
 Kentucky bishop ends diocese’s sole traditional Latin Mass
 Christian Brothers’ province to cease to exist
 Franciscan sisters sell Wisconsin property to Ojibwe as reparation
 Cardinal Koovakad says concept of fraternity is not utopian idea
 Dobbs at risk from ‘massive influx of abortion pills,’ USCCB committee chairman warns
 Archbishop Hicks hails ministry of deacons
 American novelist Strout lauds Pope’s encyclical
 Schedule, agenda released for June 26-27 extraordinary consistory of cardinals
 Myanmar sister faces military tribunal after procuring medicines for the poor
 Vatican newspaper highlights Gaza tailor’s work

Released Tuesday, Jun. 23

 Laity are not permitted to deliver homilies at Mass, Vatican affirms
 Scottish bishop warns against illicit episcopal consecration of Transalpine Redemptorist
 Oregon withdraws disciplinary actions against Catholic counselor
 Priestly ordinations continue to decline in Poland
 Cardinal McElroy: The Church has ‘frequently wounded the LGBT community’
 Archbishop Paglia criticizes pontifical academy, JPII Institute before his leadership; Bishop Barron weighs in
 Cardinal Pizzaballa, Greek Orthodox Patriarch make pastoral visit to Gaza
 Cardinal Parolin ordains Pontifical Academy for Life’s president to the episcopate
 Pope hails example of Venerable Jérôme Lejeune, laments ‘programmed death’ of embryos, elderly
 Synod staff, leading bishops prepare for 2027-28 Synod assemblies
 1st national ecumenical congress held in Philippines

Released Monday, Jun. 22

 Bureaucracy, weakening of multilateralism foment hunger crises, Pope warns
 Pope advises young people, families to limit phone use
 European court upholds right to peaceful missionary activity
 Priest killed in Sudan; remained with his people despite violence
 USCCB’s 2026 Religious Freedom Week begins
 41% of world’s permanent deacons serve in United States
 New Mexico diocese fights to save Mount Cristo Rey from ‘desecration’ for border wall
 Change in Constitution could trigger civil war, DR Congo bishops warn
 Vatican diplomat calls for ‘rigorous assessment’ of AI
 French bishops begin novena ahead of euthanasia vote
 Pope prays for Day for Life participants in UK, Ireland
 Over 1 million venerate Virgin Mary’s cincture in Belgrade
 Justice Department sues New York for requiring Catholic nursing facilities to house men with women
 Court invalidates most of Missouri’s abortion regulations
 Caritas is sole provider of food at Chad refugee camp

Released Sunday, Jun. 21

 Pope recalls World Refugee Day, greets Catholic-Pentecostal dialogue participants
 Pray so as to witness to Christ, Pope tells pilgrims

Released Saturday, Jun. 20

 Imitate St. Frances Cabrini’s service to migrants, Pope says as he venerates her heart
 Pope encourages Pavia’s citizens to seek the common good
 Pope, in Pavia, venerates St. Augustine’s relics, urges faithful to focus on Christ
 40th US diocese welcomes FSSP
 Texts released for 2027 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
 European bishops reflect on priestly formation
 USCCB committee chairman welcomes US-Iran agreement, calls for peace in Lebanon, Hezbollah’s disarming
 Cardinal Koovakad’s Azerbaijan visit strengthens interreligious dialogue
 Detroit archdiocese forecasts suspension of weekend Masses at 90 parishes
 Pope tells youth at Steubenville conferences: ‘Only the love of God can provide us with true and perfect joy’
 Shalom Catholic Community’s founder discusses charism with Pope
 Charlotte seminary faces shortfall after diocese reduces financial support for operations
 Leading development banker meets with Pontiff
 Most US Catholics view Pope favorably; half think president has been too critical of him
 Vatican newspaper devotes 8 articles to refugees’ plight

Released Friday, Jun. 19

 Help build the New Jerusalem, Pope tells participants in Borgo Dialogues
 Camaldolese monks and nuns: a numerical overview
 Bolivian bishops welcome talks between government, protestors
 Survey: Majority of new US Catholic converts desire truth, attracted by Church’s tradition
 Vatican spokesman recalls Cardinal Ruini as ‘astute’ prelate who respectfully distanced himself from Pope Francis
 Catholic-Orthodox dialogue considers infallibility
 Bishops’ commission criticizes EU’s adoption of stricter migration policy
 Pope Leo to visit Peru in November, nation’s president says
 6 beatification causes advance, including Spanish martyrs, New York sister
 Pope, at funeral Mass of Cardinal Ruini, quotes from newly published spiritual testament

Released Thursday, Jun. 18

 Pope praises sacredness, beauty of Eastern liturgies; laments effects of wars on Middle East’s Christians
 Pope: Universities should be centers of respectful dialogue in divided world
 Finnish MP, Lutheran bishop to appeal hate-crimes conviction for remarks on homosexuality
 Ending Clergy Abuse, pontifical commission discuss universal adoption of US zero-tolerance policy
 India’s bishops declare national day of prayer against property-seizure legislation
 English bishops lament reintroduction of assisted-suicide bill
 Children’s Rosary founder meets with Pope
 Pope recalls late Cardinal Ruini’s ‘deep faith,’ ‘acute intelligence’
 Leading Colombian prelates meet with Pope, plead for end of violence ahead of election
 Pope Leo: Abuse-free spaces foster an encounter with Christ

Released Wednesday, Jun. 17

 Pope grateful for Iran-US agreement, appeals for peace in Ukraine
 Pope reflects on journey to Spain, encourages faithful to look upon others with love
 Vice President Vance discusses journey to Catholic faith
 Missionary describes devastation wrought by rebels in DR Congo’s Haut-Uélé province
 Myanmar Catholics celebrate return of Loikaw Cathedral
 Cardinal Ruini, key official under St. John Paul II, dead at 95
 Archdiocese denies Sri Lanka cardinal advocated for appointment of government officials
 ‘Always be an instrument of truth,’ Pope tells Italian newspaper
 Vatican City, power company sign agreement on construction of energy plant
 Pope to visit World Food Programme headquarters
 Increase security in Nigeria, Lagos archbishop pleads
 Overlapping climate emergencies threaten over 1 billion children, Vatican newspaper warns

Released Tuesday, Jun. 16

 Pope Leo welcomes Iran-US memorandum, weighs in on SSPX
 Pope, in message to climate summit, emphasizes faith, hope, and love
 USCCB calls on EPA to revise proposed coal-ash rules
 Amid poverty, be missionaries: papal message to Italian pilgrims
 Illinois diocese, pregnancy center ask appeals court to protect right to hire consistent with faith
 Vatican conference addresses formation of Eastern clergy, monks
 Bishops, superintendents among signatories of Front Royal Statement on Catholic education
 Pope, in response to letter, warns against associating God’s name with war
 In Vietnam, airport project threatens 5 churches
 Nuncio, other Christian leaders lament Russian attack on historic Ukrainian monastery
 ‘We should not be here today,’ nuncio preaches at funeral of murdered Mozambique bishop
 South Korea’s President Lee has ‘warm and affectionate’ meeting with Pope Leo
 Pope issues message for World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly: ‘I will never forget you’

Released Monday, Jun. 15

 Pope encourages Europe’s Syro-Malankara Catholics to treasure their heritage
 Pope commends NY Jewish organization for its commitment to the poor
 Detroit archbishop lauds opening of new mosque
 Leading Philippine prelate urges Catholic families to move beyond ‘closed circles,’ embrace mission role
 Power shortages force Cuban priests to ration Communion
 Australian cabinet minister, ambassador who became a priest dies at 80
 French lawmakers pass abuse bill after threat to seal of Confession removed
 Plaintiffs in New York archdiocese abuse case weigh $800M offer
 South Korean president thanks Holy See for supporting peace process
 Holy See renews call for peace in Lebanon, Iran
 Pope issues message for World Day of the Poor: ‘The Lord is the refuge of the poor’
 Pope expresses gratitude for visit to Spain, closeness to Philippine earthquake victims
 Italian missionary priest beatified as martyr in Brazil
 9 Polish Salesians who died at Auschwitz beatified as martyrs
 Jesus looks upon us with compassion, Pope tells pilgrims
 New statutes clarify relation between DDF, Pontifical Commission for Protection of Minors

Released Saturday, Jun. 13

 Priest arrested in Mozambique bishop killing; Catholics skeptical
 Cardinal Cupich condemns cross burning
 Reaffirm commitment to multilateralism and international law, leading G7 bishops urge
 Canadian senate passes hate-crimes bill; bishops warn of threat to religious freedom
 Recap of US bishops’ meeting in Orlando
 Pope Leo appoints new head of Ethiopian Catholic Church
 ‘It is in giving of ourselves that we truly live,’ Pope preaches at final Mass in Spain
 Pope, in message, calls on the world’s priests to be holy
 Pope emphasizes importance of integrating migrants, calls on human traffickers to repent
 ‘God’s love knows no borders,’ Pope tell migrants in Canary Islands

Released Friday, Jun. 12

 Arson, vandalism at churches in Irish town
 President Trump welcomes consecration of United States to the Sacred Heart
 Canadian bishops decry euthanasia on 10th anniversary of legalization
 US bishops approve revisions to Dallas charter
 Be transformed by the love of the Sacred Heart, Pope preaches on Canary Islands
 Vatican message for World Tourism Day focuses on AI
 Embrace the cross and cultivate a Eucharistic spirituality, Pope tells priests, religious of Canary Islands
 Pope leaves Barcelona for Canary Islands, highlights plight of migrants
 US bishops consecrate nation to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Released Thursday, Jun. 11

 Liberia’s bishops distance themselves from interreligious council’s support for abortion
 Vandalism of statue of Christ sparks uproar in India’s Mumbai
 178 abuse allegations lodged in Ireland in 9-month period
 Colorado bishops criticize candidate’s use of Pope in ad
 Irish bishops decry civil unrest in Belfast
 US bishops discuss sexual abuse, sainthood causes; new nuncio ‘a study in contrast’
 US bishops voice support for sainthood causes of Msgr. Joseph Buh, John Rick Miller
 Pope celebrates Mass in Sagrada Família, 100 years after Gaudí’s death
 Pope encourages Barcelona Catholic charity workers
 Let us lay down our armor, as St. Ignatius of Loyola did, Pope says at Montserrat
 ‘The Lord allows us all to start anew,’ Pope tells prisoners
 Cardinal Parolin, in papal letter, reflects on the elderly’s ‘magisterium of frailty’

Released Wednesday, Jun. 10

 Historic church near Milan vandalized
 Nigerian bishop: ‘At last, killers have been held to account’
 Cases of anti-Christian harassment on the rise in Israel
 Bad Bunny, Pope Leo meet briefly in Madrid
 Vatican diplomat says platform economy raises ethical concerns
 USCCB president welcomes Alvarado’s appointment as prefect of Dicastery for Communication
 Police arrest man for threat against Philadelphia-area parish
 In Barcelona, Pope addresses questions from young people about depression, family violence

Released Tuesday, Jun. 9

 The Church is Christ’s bride and body, Pope preaches in Barcelona
 ‘Bring the leaven of selflessness into the world,’ Pope says in final Madrid address
 Bear joyful witness to the Gospel, with kindness, Pope encourages faithful of Madrid
 In Washington, National Eucharistic Pilgrimage includes national blessing, downtown procession
 Thousands fill Portland streets for Corpus Christi procession
 2 martyrs beatified in Czech Republic
 State Dept. grants $240M to Catholic Relief Services
 Pope meets with 6 clergy abuse victims in Madrid, pledges further efforts
 Civil war displaces 5 bishops in Myanmar
 Vatican newspaper profile of Sabastian Sawe, Catholic world record holder in marathon
 Cost of abuse scandal in US soars 82% in single year to $483.5M
 L’Osservatore Romano director: In Spain, Pope is asking ‘decisive question’

Released Monday, Jun. 8

 Pope venerates the Virgin of Almudena, speaks of tearing down walls
 Pope, in address to Spain’s bishops, compares Church’s journey to a pilgrimage
 Pope addresses Spanish Parliament, urges respect for dignity of every human person
 Pope laments murder of Mozambique bishop
 Federal court permits Nigerian deacon to continue to minister in US
 Bishop Schneider: Pope could permit SSPX episcopal consecrations to proceed
 Cardinal Müller critiques SSPX’s positions
 Communion and unity are a message to the world, Pope tells Augustinians in Spain
 Orthodox church, cathedral desecrated in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Cardinal Koch: There are more martyrs today than in the early Church
 Do not be afraid of Jesus Christ, Pope tells Spanish cultural, business leaders
 Allow God’s mercy to renew your hearts, Pope tells participants at world conference on mercy

Released Sunday, Jun. 7

 Let Eucharistic piety transform Spanish society, Pope preaches at Mass for 1.2 million
 Be missionaries of the Gospel, Pope tells over 600,000 Spanish young people

Released Saturday, Jun. 6

 Vatican designates Philippine Padre Pio Shrine as an international shrine
 Charity is central to the Gospel, Pope says at Madrid homeless shelter
 Cardinal Bo: The Pope made us feel that Myanmar is not forgotten
 Bishop murdered in Mozambique
 UNESCO leader hails Pope’s stance on AI, commitment to peace
 FBI fires 5 analysts linked to memo on ‘radical traditionalist Catholics’
 Spanish saints are examples in our own dark night, Pope tells nation’s leaders
 Pope Leo: Iran war does not meet just-war criteria
 New French ambassador to Holy See sees Lebanon as crucial to future of Middle East’s Christians
 German diocese investigates alleged apparitions
 Philippine cardinal defends priest accused of receiving kickbacks
 Pope departs from Rome on 4th apostolic journey, arrives in Madrid
 Indian prelate warns against ‘Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ’
 Vatican spokesman previews themes of papal trip to Spain

Released Friday, Jun. 5

 Help lead society to a God-centered life, Pope tells German Catholic students
 Sri Lanka bars travel by former leader as investigation into Easter bombings accelerates
 Catalonian parish church bricked up after vandalism
 Jihadists trying to establish a caliphate in northern Mozambique, says bishop
 Survey: 55% of US adults view Pope Leo favorably
 Video surfaces of Vatican appointee saying it’s ‘wrong’ to believe all Jews should become Christians
 Miami archbishop ordains 12 FSSP priests
 Sydney archbishop, in pastoral letter on Eucharistic adoration, orders weekly holy hours, restoration of kneelers
 Appeals court rules that sexual assault suit against Father Rosica may proceed
 In Spain, 7 cardinals, 61 bishops implicated in covering up abuse, newspaper charges
 Record 14 bishops to attend March for Life UK
 Young missionary dioceses will need to become more financially self-sufficient, Vatican official warns

Released Thursday, Jun. 4

 What the June consistory reveals about Pope Leo’s style of governance [New Analysis]
 Australian bishops welcome minimum wage increase
 4 Islamist militants sentenced to death for 2022 Nigerian church attack
 Bangladeshi Catholics demand justice, 25 years after church bombing
 Vatican spokesman previews papal trip to Spain
 Mexican bishops form exorcist ministry team
 Ahead of papal visit, Spain pushes forward with reparations for abuse victims
 Syrian refugee athletes, 104-year-old WWII vet, ping pong executive meet with Pontiff
 Leading Italian prelate deplores gruesome murder of migrants
 Indiana, Tennessee declare June to be Nuclear Family Month
 Vatican newspaper highlights Qaraqosh’s post-ISIS rebirth
 Cardinal McElroy removes Msgr. Rossetti, prominent exorcist
 Pope recalls that June is the month of the Sacred Heart
 Pope Leo encourages Corpus Christi processions

Released Wednesday, Jun. 3

 Archbishop Hicks: New York’s Aid in Dying Act marks beginning of ‘new and frightening era’
 The liturgical rite leads us back to what is essential, Pope says in audience on Vatican II
 Pope Leo: Students should encounter Christ and sound doctrine at Catholic universities
 Sacred Heart novena begins ahead of US consecration
 Cardinal Zuppi marks 80th anniversary of Italian Republic
 Amid mass protests, Bolivian bishops issue renewed plea for dialogue
 Vatican City announces details of 2026 Christmas tree, Nativity scenes
 Pope calls for stronger data privacy protections in health care
 Cardinal Cupich sees Magnifica Humanitas as ‘new lens’ for Church’s social doctrine
 Pope, in video, offers prayer on the values in sports
 Alvarado, predecessor react to appointment as prefect of Dicastery for Communication
 Pope establishes foundation to construct plant to provide energy to Vatican City
 Vatican newspaper draws attention to renewed Israeli attacks on Lebanon
 Papal message will highlight war’s environmental consequences

Released Tuesday, Jun. 2

 Pope Leo names EWTN News president as prefect of Dicastery for Communication
 Christians attacked in India during prayer service
 USCCB highlights immigration, slavery in prayer service for America’s 250th anniversary
 Buffalo diocese prods parishes to file for bankruptcy
 Brazilian bishop resigns at 72 following visitation
 Madrid’s governor meets with Pontiff, tells him to expect warm welcome
 Archbishop Hicks: Magnifica Humanitas is a new Rerum Novarum
 In DR Congo, Church urges vigilance as Ebola spreads

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