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Catholic Church weighs legal challenge to new anti-conversion law in India

The new law in India's most populous western state drew protests from civil society and Catholic leaders. Neighboring Goa dropped a similar measure.

Pope calls for ‘unmasking’ the contradictions of the world, such as seeing war as a solution

The general audience catechesis focused on Gaudium et Spes, Vatican II’s pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world.

2 Carmelites survive ambush on highway where bandits killed Catholic sisters in South Sudan

The sisters were traveling from Torit toward Juba on Aug. 300 when their vehicle came under attack.

‘Worn-out dictatorships’ never speak of the cross, Nicaragua’s exiled Bishop Báez says

The exiled auxiliary bishop of Managua contrasts the Nicaraguan dictatorship’s empty claim of divine approval with the authentic example of self-sacri...

Federal judge delays mifepristone lawsuit until after midterms

A federal judge has delayed a lawsuit over the abortion pill mifepristone, disappointing pro-lifers who are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administrati...

Pope Leo: Take time out of the daily bustle to ‘listen to the melodious voice’ of creation

The Holy Father encouraged silent contemplation of the wonders and harmony of the created world, which can lead to authentic ecological conversion and...