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Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (725+ words) Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala speaks on a panel about immigration at Georgetown University in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Credit: Luis Andres Henao/AP.) CHARLESTON, West Virginia " The next bishop for West Virginia Catholics will be an El Salvador-born advocate for immigrants…...
Catholic comic leans on faith as daughter battles brain cancer
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (101+ words) Jen Fulwiler and her daughter Lane. (Credit: Fulwiler family.) For many people, their introduction to Jen Fulwiler came when her comedy special appeared on Amazon Prime during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. About ten minutes into Jen Fulwiler: The Naughty Corner,…...
Catholic television stations create Latin American network
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (749+ words) Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. (Credit: Wikimedia.) S'O PAULO " Heads of Catholic TV stations from different parts of Latin America gathered in Brazil last week and founded the Latin American and Caribbean Audiovisual Media Alliance. The Alliance is known by…...
Church in Mexico campaigns against euthanasia bill
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (962+ words) Samara Mart'nez, a supporter of legalizing euthanasia, hugs a friend in support of the "Muerte Digna" law in Mexico City on March 23, 2026. (Credit: Marco Ugarte/AP.) S'O PAULO, Brazil " As a bill to decriminalize euthanasia in Mexico appears to be…...
1, 700 years ago, bishops and an emperor wrote a creed
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1181+ words) Visitors look at tombs at archaeological excavations of the ancient Byzantine-era Christian Saint Neophytos Basilica, in Iznik, also known by its ancient name Nicaea, northwestern Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of the visit of Pope Leo XIV to mark the 1, 700th anniversary…...
In Turkey, Pope & Patriarch call for peace, Christian unity
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (953+ words) Ecumenical prayer attended by Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in modern-day Iznik on Nov. 28, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) ISTANBUL " Pope Leo XIV and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople…...
A journey to Africa was what he wanted at the beginning of his pontificate, Leo says
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (573+ words) Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square on April 29, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said his recent visit to Africa was to bring a message of peace amid war. Leo visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea…...
Pope Leo acknowledges "complex" relationship with Anglicans during meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (649+ words) Pope Leo XIV meets with Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury in the Vatican on April 27, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Relations between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion have "been complex," according to Pope Leo XIV as he met the…...
Visiting an Ordinariate parish in England as new Archbishop of Canterbury visits Rome
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (98+ words) St. Mary's Catholic Church is in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, on April 26, 2026. (Credit: Charles Collins/Crux Now.) HUSBANDS BOSWORTH, United Kingdom " Nearly 2, 000 people live in Husbands Bosworth, a quaint village in the south of Leicestershire, where stands the large, ancient…...
Tea leaves take on many colors in pope's response to question on gay blessings
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (714+ words) Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) On his return trip to Rome from Africa, Pope Leo XIV…...