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After storms devastate Hawaii, Catholic groups and parishes mobilize to aid victims

Catholic organizations, including EPIC Ministry, the Knights of Columbus, and Catholic Charities Hawaii — as well as many Catholic parishes — are assisting many who have lost homes and livelihoods.

St. Dévote: The saint who inspired the chapel Pope Leo will visit in Monaco

The legend of St. Dévote is one of Monaco’s oldest traditions, sparking a deep devotion to the martyr and to the Catholic faith, shaping national life in the small city-state.

Pope Leo XIV set to meet with first female archbishop of Canterbury

The announcement came just two days after Sarah Mullally’s installation as archbishop of Canterbury.

‘A clear statement of guilt’: Diocese of Albany announces $148 million settlement for abuse victims

The diocese in New York declared bankruptcy just over three years ago.

Pontifical Academy for Life member weighs in on euthanasia of 25-year-old Spanish woman

“When life hurts, what is truly human is to care, to accompany, and to sustain — not to kill,” Elena Postigo, a bioethics specialist said.

Bangladesh gets ninth diocese as Pope Leo XIV appoints first bishop

Pope Leo XIV erected the Diocese of Joypurhat on March 25, appointing Father Paul Gomes as first bishop of a region whose Catholics are largely Indigenous.

California grandmother aims for 10,000 signatures on petition against second-trimester abortions

Mary Waldorf is rallying her town to petition against second-trimester abortions offered by Enloe Medical Center.

Catholic Church in India ‘appalled’ by country’s first euthanasia death

Catholic leaders reacted after India’s Supreme Court allowed the withdrawal of life support for a man in a vegetative state for 13 years.

Asian Catholics pay tribute to late Vietnamese Cardinal Van Thuan

The Vatican held the “Cardinal Văn Thuận: Witness of Hope” conference at the Apostolic Palace of the Lateran in Rome on March 25.

Pope Leo praises organ donation, warns about commodification of the body

The audience with participants in an event organized by the Italian National Transplant Network took place March 26 at the Vatican.