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Cardinal Koch: ‘Today there are more martyrs than in the early centuries of the Church’

Speaking at a pilgrimage organized by Aid to the Church in Need in Switzerland, the prelate highlighted the witness of Christian martyrs across denominations.

U.S. bishops approve revised version of Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People

The document, also known as “the Dallas Charter,” is a set of procedures originally established in 2002 to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy.

Department of Justice backs Catholic football coach suing university over COVID vaccine mandate

Coach Nick Rolovich launched a suit against Washington State University several years ago after he was fired by the school for refusing the COVID-19 shot.

Paraguay’s government to undertake restoration and enhancement of Assumption Cathedral

With plans developed by the Catholic University of Paraguay and financing from a state entity, the government will proceed with the project.

Disability advocates file federal suits over ‘imminent risk’ of New York, Illinois suicide laws

Laws that allow doctors to help kill their patients risk a "deadly and discriminatory system" for disabled individuals, suits argue.

New York bishops say gender-neutral language law ‘mocks the foundation of the family’

Under the new law, “mother” would be replaced with “gestating parent,” and "father" would become “non-gestating parent."

Higher ed leader urges bishops to protect Catholic identity at universities

Dartmouth provost and former Notre Dame dean Santiago Schnell called on U.S. bishops to take a more active role in safeguarding Catholic identity in education.

Cardinal Kikuchi urges Caritas Asia to stand with the poor as funding shrinks

Addressing humanitarian leaders from across Asia in Bangkok, the president of Caritas Internationalis said the Church's charity must stay close to the poor even as global funding declines.

European Court of Human Rights rules governments cannot ban evangelization

The Strasbourg court found that a Bulgarian city's vaguely worded ban on “religious propaganda” breached the right to freedom of religion under the European Convention.

Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘examination of conscience’ on migrants at Canary Islands port

At Arguineguín, once dubbed the “dock of shame,” the pope denounced human traffickers and defended the right not to be forced to leave one’s homeland.