Catholic News from Around the World

• Pope: Bear witness to the joy of the Gospel in unity and diversity

  At a meeting with the Archdiocesan community of Madrid in the city’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the Pope reflects on Baptism, synodality and evangelisation, drawing on testimonies from across…

  
• Pope in Madrid: Tear down walls that divide and become builders of peace

  During a prayer service at Madrid's Cathedral of Our Lady of Almudena, Pope Leo XIV, on his Apostolic Journey to Spain, urged Christians to tear down the walls that divide people and to become b…

  
• Pope Leo XIV meets with abuse victims in Spain

  During his third day in the Spanish capital of Madrid, Pope Leo XIV holds a private meeting with victims of abuse by members of the clergy in Spain.

  

• Pope to Bishops: In times of polarizations, the Church must be witness of unity in diversity

  Addressing the Bishops of Spain, Pope Leo XIV reminds them that the Church's strength does not come from resources, "but from the holiness of Her children." He urges them to persevere on the syn…

  
• Pope to Spain's Parliament: A just society defends every human life, peace, freedom

  Marking a historic first, Pope Leo XIV addresses members of Spain's Parliament at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid and says that every truly democratic society must promote freedom of thought,…

  
• Pope Leo meets Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met privately with Pope Leo on Monday morning before the morning visit to the Congress of Deputies.

  

• Honouring courage and faith: Uganda Martyrs Day celebrated in Rome

  On Saturday, Ugandan residents in Italy gathered at the Generalate of the Missionaries of Africa in Rome to commemorate Uganda Martyrs Day, observed annually on 3 June. The main celebrant was Ca…

  
• The Lovers of the Holy Cross of Hanoi: A Gospel witness to human dignity

  Outside of Hanoi, in northern Vietnam, the sisters of the Lovers of the Holy Cross share the love of God to promote and preserve the human dignity of the most marginalized.

  …

  

• Pope Leo XIV meets with 6 abuse victims in Madrid

  Pope Leo listened attentively and promised that the proposals offered by the victims for improving the Church's response to abuse would serve as a foundation for future efforts.

  
• 5,000 faithful converge in Cork, Ireland, for 100th Eucharistic procession

  Amid torrential rain and wind, thousands participated in the century-old procession through the streets of Ireland's second largest city.

  
• Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, calls shooting of 12 at local festival a ‘tragic act’

  “While these tragic acts have shaken our neighborhood, they have not shaken our faith in humanity, nor have they shaken our faith in the Lord of Life,” Bishop Daniel Thomas said.

  
• Pope Leo to visit Peru in November, according to country’s president

  The Vatican has not yet made an official announcement regarding an apostolic visit to Peru, which could also include stops in Uruguay and Argentina.

  
• Pew profiles U.S. adult Catholic convert population

  Pew Research Center found that Catholic converts attend Mass more regularly than cradle Catholics.

  
• Catholic leaders call for prayers, support for Philippine earthquake victims

  Church leaders and aid groups are calling for assistance and prayers for victims after an offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao, southern Philippines, on June 8.

  
• Cardinal Czerny beatifies Czech priests killed by communists, hints more may follow

  Cardinal Michael Czerny declared Fathers Jan Bula and Václav Drbola the Czech Republic's first martyrs of communism — and signaled that more such causes may follow.

  
• A quarter of Irish Gen Z will have no children, new report says

  While current trends show that 1 in 4 young women today will remain childless, Iona Institute's Breda O'Brien said the huge question is "whether this will be by choice or circumstance."

  

• Vatican Insider 053026 Frank and Mary Frost Teilhard de Chardin pt 1

  It was a very big and important week here, especially with the presentation on Monday May 25 of Pope Leo’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas. I’ll look at that, of course, but now just a lin…

  
• Ashley and John Noronha pts 1 & 2

  Anyone in Rome with even a remote link to the Church – people working in the Vatican, the Roman Curia, our seminary here in Rome, etc – will have at some point crossed paths with Ashley and Joh…

  
• A SWISS GUARD, AN MBA, CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

  Welcome to Vatican Insider at an exciting time for Pope Leo as we follow him in Africa on his third international apostolic trip, traveling in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. He re…

  
• A PILGRIMAGE WITH THE VIA LUCIS

  This week, in what is normally the interview segment of Vatican Insider, I bring you on a pilgrimage with the Via Lucis! After the news segment, stay tuned for the special story about the Via Lucis…

  
• THE CHURCH IN NIGERIA WITH BISHOP BADEJO (Pt1)

  Welcome to Vatican Insider on this Palm Sunday weekend. A beautiful, solemn Holy Week now awaits us – just a week away from the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior! After t…

  
• “HOPE OF THE POOR” OBEYING GOD’S COMMAND TO CARE FOR THE LEAST (PART II)

  In this week’s interview segment, I share Part II of my conversation with two amazing men, Craig Johring and Danny Leger, who are truly doing the Lord’s work of caring for the least of our bret…

  
• “HOPE OF THE POOR” OBEYING GOD’S COMMAND TO CARE FOR THE LEAST (Pt1)

  Welcome to Vatican Insider on this Valentine’s Day weekend, half way through this 28-day month, the shortest month of the year! This weekend in the interview segment, I feature two amazing men, C…

  
• THE JOY OF THE CALL

  in this week’s Vatican Insider American seminarians Patrick Ernst and Nicholas Monnin of the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana. Both are in their second year of studies at the Pontifica…

  

• Father Mitch Pacwa celebrated for his 50 years of priesthood

  An Alabama resolution was enacted to celebrate Father Mitch Pacwa's 50 years of priestly ministry.

  
• Archbishops of San Antonio, New York announce ‘friendly wager’ as Spurs face Knicks in NBA finals

  If they win, it will be the Spurs’ first NBA championship title since 2014, while for the Knicks it would be their first in over 50 years.

  
• Pope Leo XIV meets with 6 abuse victims in Madrid

  Pope Leo listened attentively and promised that the proposals offered by the victims for improving the Church's response to abuse would serve as a foundation for future efforts.

  
• 5,000 faithful converge in Cork, Ireland, for 100th Eucharistic procession

  Amid torrential rain and wind, thousands participated in the century-old procession through the streets of Ireland's second largest city.

  
• Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, calls shooting of 12 at local festival a ‘tragic act’

  “While these tragic acts have shaken our neighborhood, they have not shaken our faith in humanity, nor have they shaken our faith in the Lord of Life,” Bishop Daniel Thomas said.

  
• Pope Leo to visit Peru in November, according to country’s president

  The Vatican has not yet made an official announcement regarding an apostolic visit to Peru, which could also include stops in Uruguay and Argentina.

  
• Pew profiles U.S. adult Catholic convert population

  Pew Research Center found that Catholic converts attend Mass more regularly than cradle Catholics.

  
• Catholic leaders call for prayers, support for Philippine earthquake victims

  Church leaders and aid groups are calling for assistance and prayers for victims after an offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao, southern Philippines, on June 8.

  

• Antonio Banderas on the question that shaped his faith

  Speaking before Pope Leo XIV in Madrid this week, Antonio Banderas offered a surprisingly personal reflection on faith, art, and the question that has accompanied him since childhood. The Spanis…

• Pope Leo XIV laughs as AI ‘forgets’ he is the pontiff

  Exactly two weeks to the day after the publication of his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, which highlighted the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV took advantage of…

• Pope Leo: “Law must stand before dignity without shame”

  In one the most anticipated moments of his apostolic journey to Spain, Pope Leo XIV stood before the Cortes Generales on Monday and offered lawmakers a quietly unsettling measure of their own wo…

• With Spanish bishops, Pope uses image of the Camino

  In the land with the world’s most famous and well-traveled pilgrimage path, the Camino of Santiago, Pope Leo spoke to the bishops using the imagery of a pilgrim. In an in-depth speech, the…

• Leo XIII was 1st to consecrate the world to the Sacred Heart

  While devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was formalized and began to spread during the 17th and 18th centuries, it did not take root in the wider Church until the 19th century. It was during …

• Pope Leo says we are skilled at producing, lost on the why

  Pope Leo XIV on Sunday delivered a pointed diagnosis of contemporary culture to an audience of more than 12,000 at Madrid’s Movistar Arena, arguing that modern societies have grown adept at pr…

• Pope prays for slain bishop: May God stay the hand of the violent

  Pope Leo XIV said he joins in prayer with the people of Mozambique after one of their bishops, Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of Quelimane, was shot and killed on Saturday morning. In a statement,…

• Parishes damaged in large earthquake in Philippines

  A powerful earthquake struck off the Philippine’s southern island of Mindanao this morning local time. The 7.8 quake was centered off the coast of General Santos City; nearly two dozen dea…

Catholic News from Around the World