Trump announces peace deal with Iran, ending hostilities

Israel is not a party to the deal, however, and launched airstrikes on Beirut after Hezbollah launched projectiles into Israel Sunday.

Czech court clears archbishop persecuted by communist regime

More than six decades after Archbishop Josef Karel Matocha died under communist internment, a Czech court has formally recognized his imprisonment as unlawful.

Pakistan government takes over historic Christian college building in Lahore

Punjab authorities have seized Ewing Hall, a century-old building tied to Lahore's Forman Christian College, as Christian leaders and rights groups warn it could be lost for good.

Life is beautiful: Thousands join annual pro-life march in Rome

The participants in the "Scegliamo della Vita" March opposed Italy's existing abortion laws and proposals to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Norway's March for Life returns after 40 years, uniting Christians for the unborn

Catholics, Lutherans, Pentecostals, and evangelicals marched together for the unborn through a rainy Oslo in Norway's first major March for Life in some 40 years.

Pope Leo XIV: Catholics and Jews must work together to fight antisemtism

The pontiff addressed representatives of the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York on June 15.

Pope receives Syro-Malankara delegation, calls for preservation of identity in diaspora

Pope Leo XIV addressed a delegation of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, encouraging them to preserve and promote "the inestimable treasures incarnated by all the Eastern Churches."

Catholic-backed religious liberty lawsuit asks Supreme Court to address 'finality' rule

The U.S. Catholic bishops have backed the lawsuit brought by Jewish resident Daniel Grand against the city of University Heights, Ohio, in a dispute over a planned prayer group.

Pope Leo XIV comforts elderly suffering from loneliness: God's love 'forgets no one'

In 2026, the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated on the Feast of Saints Anne and Joachim, the grandparents of Jesus.

Colombian bishops object to manipulation of their statements in run-up to presidential election

The Colombian bishops emphasized that their statements are intended to offer criteria for reflection inspired by the Gospel and should not be exploited for partisan political purposes.