Mexico’s bishops emphasized the transformative power of the cross of Christ and that, despite the trials of this life, Jesus has the final victory.

A deadly attack has left at least 11 people dead and several others injured following an attack by suspected gunmen in Gari Ya Waye community, Angwan Rukuba, served by Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Jos.

The National Catholic Register contacted all 175 Latin-rite territorial dioceses in the United States, seeking numbers of people planning to join the Catholic Church at Easter 2026.

The final report addressing the pastoral challenge of polygamy in Africa draws attention to a wide range of social, cultural, and pastoral realities shaping the practice across the continent.

The announcement came after the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem and the custos of the Holy Land were restricted from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday.

Archbishop Paolo Rudelli is the new head of the general affairs section of the Secretariat of State and Archbishop Petar Rajič is the new prefect of the Papal Household.

EU bishops and lawmakers welcomed the appointment of veteran Irish politician Mairead McGuinness to lead the bloc’s global religious freedom diplomacy, a post left unfilled for more than a year.

John Paul II’s biographer, George Weigel, said Pope Leo XIV could offer a meaningful olive branch to Orthodox churches as the war in Ukraine continues.

Criminals are using phone calls and the internet to steal thousands of dollars from “desperate” immigrants.

Police stopped the two Church leaders on their way as they were proceeding privately “without any ceremonial or liturgical manifestations” and forced them to turn back.