Chicago priest removed after 'inappropriate conversations' with children, women

Cardinal Blase Cupich said Father Jose Molina was accused of "improper communications" and was barred from ministering in Chicago.

U.S. bishops object to Trump administration tightening asylum and federal housing assistance rules

The bishops warned that proposed rules could have moral consequences, with people losing housing assistance and others being denied the opportunity to work.

Illustrator of new stamp of Pope Leo XIV reflects on limits of AI in sacred art

Spanish painter Raúl Berzosa, who has been commissioned for a number of philatelic works by the Vatican, said that while AI can be a useful tool for ideas or composition, it is a soulless creation.

Vatican bank's profit jumps 55.5% over previous year

The Institute for the Works of Religion closed 2025 with a net profit of 51 million euros and approved a 24.3 million euro dividend for the Holy Father.

Swiss Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig dies at 79

The longtime Vatican diplomat, who served as apostolic nuncio to Italy and San Marino, was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023.

Vatican urges religious leaders not to be 'complicit through silence or fear' amid division

The Vatican's message for Vesak calls Buddhists and Christians to promote an "unarmed and disarming" peace rooted in truth, compassion, and mutual trust.

Pope names U.S. Bishop Lopes to lead Catholics of Anglican tradition in Australia

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

Book explores 'darkness' of yoga

Author Linda Carl warns that it is easy to enter into the "darkness" of yoga because its terminology and actions can be "confusing or misleading."

EWTN News explains: What does the Catholic Church teach about UFOs and alien life?

The Church has never pronounced dogmatically on the question of extraterrestrial intelligence, but Catholic thinkers over the years have contributed to the discourse on the long-running topic.

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.