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New York Catholic university files federal lawsuit over forced collective bargaining rule

St. John's University said the state's mandatory bargaining requirement "impermissibly entangles" the government in its religious mission.

Novena Day 1 - Heart of Jesus, aflame with love for us

Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops This Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus draws its daily devotions from the  Litany of the Sacred Heart . Each day reflects on the wisdom of...

Pope Leo XIV accompanied him through his cancer battle. Now they will meet again in Madrid

After surviving cancer, a Spanish teen prepares to reunite with the pope who accompanied him through his illness.

Miami Catholic schools receive $15 million in state security funding after ‘months of advocacy’

The Florida bishops had petitioned the state Legislature for the funding, though a broader statewide measure failed to pass.

St. Charles Lwanga, Pray for Us! (June 3)

St. Charles Lwanga, born in 1860 in the southern region of modern-day Uganda, served in the court of King Mwanga II.  The King had begun executing Christian missionaries and any of his citizens who converted.  Among those...

Pope calls on Catholic universities to be authentic, instill ‘passion for the truth’

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday addressed presidents and senior administrators from Catholic institutions belonging to the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.

Bangladesh church bombing: 25 years on, Catholic victims still await justice

A bomb tore through Sunday Mass at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Gopalganj on June 3, 2001; a quarter-century later, police have yet to file a single charge sheet in the case.

Former Louisiana priest receives 99 years in prison after sex abuse conviction

Father Anthony Odiong was arrested in Florida on child pornography charges in July 2024 while facing several other charges related to sex crimes.

From institutions to the peripheries: Pope Leo's pilgrimage to Spain

The Director of the Holy See Press Office outlines for journalists the Pope's fourth international Apostolic Journey to Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands, addressing the themes of peace, disarmament, unity, youth, culture, new technologies, and migration, while encouraging a Church that "still has much to say on many levels."

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India tribunal urges end to ‘impunity’ as anti-Christian violence climbs

Christian, Hindu, and Muslim groups joined a People's Tribunal in New Delhi that documented a sharp rise in attacks on Christians and demanded the government curb “impunity.”