Robert Boxie Becomes Youngest Active Catholic Bishop in America, First Member of Divine Nine Fraternity
Robert P. Boxie III was consecrated as a bishop on July 7, 2026, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, marking a…
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Supreme Court to Weigh Colorado’s Exclusion of Catholic Preschools From State Funding
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program, which bars Catholic schools from participating unless they abandon religious enrollment…
Catholic Bishops Oppose Trump Administration’s IVF Insurance Expansion, Propose Alternative Approach
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops filed formal objections this week to a proposed federal regulation that would expand insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization, arguing…
Catholic nonprofit mobilizes parishes to host meals and prayer with the poor, mirroring papal witness
Pope Leo XIV shared lunch with homeless and poor people at Castel Gandolfo on July 11, 2026, an event that is expected to become an annual…
Traditionalist Society appeals Vatican’s schism ruling following unauthorized bishop ordinations
The Society of St. Pius X filed an appeal with the Vatican on July 11 against a schism decree issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine…
Jesuits to Consolidate Five U.S. and Canadian Novitiates Into Two Regional Centers by 2028
The Jesuits of the United States and Canada have announced plans to merge their five novitiates into two regional formation centers, a significant restructuring aimed at…
Documentary chronicles Oklahoma priest’s martyrdom in Guatemala, bringing Blessed Stanley Rother’s witness to wider audience
A new documentary on the life and death of Blessed Stanley Rother, an Oklahoma-born priest killed for his ministry to the poor in Guatemala, will debut…
Little Sisters of the Poor defend religious exemption in contraception mandate appeal
Legal counsel for the Little Sisters of the Poor presented arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on July 7, defending federal…
U.S. Condemns Detention of Nicaraguan Bishop as Whereabouts Remain Unclear
The United States State Department condemned the detention of Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata on July 4, adding its voice to growing international concern over the safety…
U.S. Solicitor General Backs Catholic Preschools in Religious Liberty Case Before Supreme Court
The U.S. solicitor general has joined a broad coalition urging the Supreme Court to strike down Colorado’s exclusion of Catholic preschools from the state’s universal preschool…