Pope names U.S. Bishop Lopes to lead Australia's Anglican ordinariate

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia is one of three Anglican ordinariates.

Historic parish in Toronto Archdiocese to finally break ground on new church

St. Patrick's Parish in Brampton, Ontario, is bursting at the seams. Now, on May 24, it will break ground on its long-awaited new church.

Haitian prime minister meets Pope Leo, inaugurates new Vatican embassy

The new embassy of Haiti to the Holy See, inaugurated Sunday near the Vatican walls, marks a deepening of diplomatic ties amid ongoing political crisis in the Caribbean nation.

Piarist Fathers demand Cuban regime return their cloister and school

Nationalized by the communist government in 1961, the two buildings are in a state of serious deterioration and require immediate attention the government is unwilling or unable to provide.

Ahead of vote in France, bishop calls for prayer and fasting to defeat euthanasia bill

The bishop of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron, Marc Aillet, appealed to the faithful to pray and fast on May 13 for the defeat of the bill, which would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Moms.gov debuts with pro-life resources as administration proposes fertility rule

The site, with information on pregnancy-related healthcare, does not reference in vitro fertilization while a proposed rule would expand IVF insurance coverage.

As churches close in Europe, debate intensifies over their future

The European Heritage Awards have spotlighted two contrasting models for saving sacred buildings, as Europe confronts a wider question over the future of its increasingly empty churches.

Cardinal Bo: Myanmar in 'polycrisis' 5 years after military coup

The archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, described overlapping economic, social, and humanitarian crises facing his country at the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference plenary in Sydney.

Czechs turn 'symbol of division' into ground for Catholic-Protestant unity

The May 8 gatherings, organized by lay groups around a reconciliation cross, mark a shift in how the Czech Republic, one of Europe's most secular countries, lives with a historic religious wound.

Pope Leo XIV urges Christians, Muslims to turn indifference into solidarity

The pontiff warned that constant exposure to images of suffering can "dull our hearts rather than stir them."