Stories for July 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jul. 10

 Paulist priest celebrates Stonewall Pride Mass
 Bishop Paprocki assesses revisions to Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
 US sanctions are harming the Church in Cuba, Jesuit argues
 Virginia bishop instructs faithful to avoid SSPX activities
 Latin American, Caribbean dioceses advocate against mining abuses
 Archbishop Gänswein renews call for repeal of restrictions on traditional Latin Mass
 Vatican diplomat: GDP fails to capture climate-related risks to island nations
 Canonization cause for Mother Angelica’s spiritual mentor, Rhoda Wise, reaches next step
 Caritas Venezuela distributes 7,000 tons of food, water to earthquake victims
 Nigerian Archbishop Akubeze dies at 69; remembered as ‘pillar of orthodox truth’
 3,344 candidates for sainthood in Spain
 Irish Primate, Anglican leader denounce burning of mosque replica
 ‘Besieged by bombs and hunger’: Vatican newspaper shines spotlight on El-Obeid, Sudan

Released Thursday, Jul. 9

 Pakistani Catholic dies in prison after blasphemy accusation; archbishop hails his faith
 Archbishop Cordileone: California is abusing power against pro-life pregnancy centers
 House speaker welcomes new nuncio
 Ukrainian Catholic bishops from around the world meet to discuss challenges
 Buffalo priest arrested on child pornography charges
 Vatican diplomat calls for ‘robust governance’ of AI
 200 poor people to gather for Mass, lunch with the Pope
 Oslo bishop to open Sigrid Undset canonization cause
 Castel Gandolfo’s parish priest: ‘We hope Pope Leo will enjoy true rest here’
 Nuncio urges Philippine bishops, faithful to advocate for right to life, combat corruption
 Soaring number of priests in Africa, Southeast Asia amid declines in Europe, North America
 Syro-Malabar leader: In digital media age, seek the truth like St. Thomas
 Vatican newspaper highlights UNICEF’s work in Venezuela

Released Wednesday, Jul. 8

 Cardinal Bagnasco: ‘To speak the truth with clarity is the first act of love’
 Vatican diplomat: Prioritize poverty eradication and enact pro-family policies
 Share Christ’s light with others, Pope tells Iraqi Catholic youth
 Holy See is open to dialogue on AI, papal message emphasizes
 Cardinal López Romero accused of molesting at least 5 women
 Thousands of errors found in British Columbia assisted-suicide cases, internal report shows
 Campania’s bishops appeal for respect for dignity of the person
 Arson, vandalism at German parish
 Cardinal Cupich: Synodality is like dancing
 Louisiana bishop warns against Mass attendance at SSPX chapel
 Murdered priest was tireless peacemaker, says bishop in Central African Republic
 Pope appoints Diocese of Rome’s 1st moderator of the curia
 Transalpine Redemptorists are distinct from Redemptorists, superior general clarifies
 Israeli settlers’ outpost threatens Palestinian Christian village, West Bank priest warns
 Pastor, family arrested under Indian state’s anti-conversion law
 Vatican newspaper highlights ‘note of hope’ in Gaza refugee camp

Released Tuesday, Jul. 7

 Cardinal Radcliffe discusses London Mass featuring blessing of same-sex couple
 Pope appoints proponent of same-sex blessings as bishop of German diocese
 Archbishop Coakley calls for simpler presentation of synodality
 Planned Parenthood to receive Medicaid funds again as defunding provision expires
 US State Department demands release of detained Nicaraguan bishop
 Texas bishop: SSPX schism an ‘occasion of mourning’
 Lebanese Christian villages deny they wish to be annexed by Israel
 4 attacks reported on Christians in West Bengal
 Vatican’s Archbishop Gallagher has ‘frank and illuminating’ meeting with Nigerian sultan
 Writer Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt reflects on meeting with Pope Leo
 New nuncio begins mission in Ecuador
 Pope begins 3-week stay in Castel Gandolfo
 Vatican releases preparatory document for extraordinary meeting on Amoris Laetitia

Released Monday, Jul. 6

 Vatican diplomat laments plight of Sudanese civilians
 Bishops, in pastoral letter, link America’s founding principles to Ukraine’s fight for freedom
 Baltimore archbishop, in July 4 homily, recalls colonial Catholics, Charles Carroll
 Report finds 83 instances of anti-Christian harassment in Israel between April and June
 Washington, DC cardinal reflects on patriotism
 Pope visits with US ambassador on July 4
 Pastor freed from prison in China, weeks after President Trump requested his release
 Papal praise for Columbanus Day, celebrated in honor of Irish saint
 Recalling 1st Mass in Florida and American saints, Pope praises USA’s Eucharistic heritage
 Pope pays tribute to newly beatified Vietnamese martyr, prays for Venezuelan earthquake victims
 The Lord carries the cross with us, Pope tells pilgrims

Released Saturday, Jul. 4

 Welcome migrants with the compassion of the Good Samaritan, Pope preaches on Lampedusa
 Kansas City archbishop to SSPX: The Church’s doors remain open
 San Antonio archbishop instructs faithful to stop attending Mass at SSPX chapel
 Michigan bishop reflects on Church at nation’s founding
 Archbishop Gänswein says ‘radical fringe’ prevailed in SSPX, calls for repeal of Traditionis Custodes
 SSPX leader, in letter to Pope, reacts to Vatican’s excommunication decree
 In letter to Americans, Pope Leo marks 250th anniversary of USA’s founding
 Accepting Liberty Medal, Pope hails Declaration’s ‘lofty ideals,’ stresses rights to life, religious freedom

Released Friday, Jul. 3

 Philippine bishop denounces corruption as grave sin, urges faithful to take action
 Nicaraguan regime detains bishop
 Lithuanian foreign minister meets with Vatican counterpart, welcomes Holy See’s support for Ukraine
 Nigerian catechist dies in terrorists’ den after torture, starvation; 4 others murdered
 Colombia’s President Petro meets with Pontiff, discusses land reform
 Students wash parents’ feet at Indian Catholic school
 Vatican spokesman publishes historical overview of Vatican-SSPX relations
 Archbishop Fisher promises to welcome repentant SSPX members with open arms
 Vatican spokesman reacts to SSPX consecrations
 Pope, in video, prays for protection of right to life
 DDF publishes procedures for the return of SSPX priests, laity to full communion

Released Thursday, Jul. 2

 Iraqi archbishop speaks of dangers of conversion from Islam
 Swiss parish desecrated
 Rohingya crisis growing more severe, prelate warns
 Cardinal preaches at 50th anniversary Mass of same-sex couple; bishops concelebrate
 After 150 years, Norway’s largest Catholic church is finally consecrated
 Bishop Barron alarmed by success of socialist, Communist politicians in US
 Dubai’s Catholic churches fully reopen after 3 months of restrictions
 Texas bishop deplores ICE detention of nun
 5 cardinals, including Cardinals Burke and Müller, reflect on extraordinary consistory
 Prelates urge Poland, Ukraine to reject divisive rhetoric
 Cardinal presides over 1st beatification in Vietnam
 DDF: SSPX bishops, priests excommunicated; SSPX priests’ confessions henceforth invalid
 Venezuelan cardinals meet with Pontiff, discuss humanitarian needs following earthquakes

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The Roman Martyrology commemorates today: St. Canute (or Knud) (1043-1086), King of Denmark. St. Canute was put to death out of hatred of his faith and his zeal in working for its extension in his kingdom. He was killed in St. Alban's Church in Odense. Sts. Rufina and Secunda,…

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