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UN declares special day to remember victims of violence against religion‍

On May 28, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing on August 22 as the Day to Commemorate Victims of Violence Based on Religion. The resolution invites all member states, relevant organisations, civil society, individuals and the private sector to observe the international day and

US Bishop bars pro-abortion lawmakers from Holy Communion

The Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, has decreed that state legislative leaders may not be admitted to Holy Communion within his diocese, because of their work to pass the state Reproductive Health Act. The bishop also directed that Catholic Legislators who have voted for legislation promoting abortion should not present themselves to receive Holy Communion until […]

Church wounded by internal tensions, pope tells Jesuits in Romania

Pope Francis told Jesuits in Romania that tensions and struggles within the Church have left it wounded and that the only path forward is through humble dialogue, not futile arguments. “I think of the Church as a field hospital. The Church is so wounded, and today it is also so wounded by tensions within it,” […]

Catholics hold traditional Whit Monday ceremony in Germany

Women in traditional white dresses have carried a centuries-old statue of the Virgin Mary to mark Whit on June 10 in an annual ritual in the eastern German town of Rosenthal. Hundreds of Catholic Sorbs, a Slavic minority, held prayers in rural churches in about a dozen areas before walking to Rosenthal for another service. […]

More than a century later, Sagrada Familia gets building permit

After 137 years of ongoing construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia received a building permit on June 6. Construction on the basilica is expected to be completed in 2026. Architect Antoni Gaudí began his work on Sagrada Familia in 1883, and in 1914 stopped all other projects to work exclusively on the basilica, to which he dedicated […]

Most U.S. adults don’t think abuse is more common among Catholic leaders

Despite the slew of abuse allegations and cases surfacing within the Catholic Church, most U.S. adults actually do not think that sexual abuse of children is more common among Catholic priests and leadership than it is among any other adult groups. The abuse crisis also has caused some Catholics to attend Mass less often and […]