Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, announces parish closures and mergers

Declining numbers of practicing Catholics, fewer priests, and deteriorating buildings in Rhode Island led to the changes.

Trump vows to discuss freedom of Jimmy Lai, Christian leaders detained in China

The president likened the call to free Lai to the complexity of releasing indicted former FBI Director James Comey as families of Chinese prisoners rallied outside the White House.

Supreme Court temporarily extends access to mail-order mifepristone

The drug will continue to be available at pharmacies or through mail, and it can be obtained without an in-person visit to a doctor.

Pope warns main threat common to religion and science is denial of objective truth

Pope Leo XIV pointed out that both science and the Church clearly teach that caring for the planet is threatened by the irresponsible exploitation of both people and the natural world.

U.S. bishops release Archbishop Sample video, resources on consecrating nation to the Sacred Heart

In a video message, Archbishop Alexander Sample reflected on the meaning and history of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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.