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Laws to protect children from online exploitation passed by Senate

Jul 31, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The bills, titled the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, passed the Senate... Read more

St. Mary’s Catherdral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Australian bishops release companion guide to address assisted suicide

Jul 31, 2024

By Daniel Payne

In Australia, all six of the country’s states currently allow assisted suicide, or “voluntary assisted dying.” Read more

The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja, Bishop Martin Dada Olorunmolu, has withdrawn ordination certificates to four men he ordained as deacons on July 12, 2024, after he was presented with documents claiming they were qualified for holy orders but were allegedly forged.

‘I was deceived’: Bishop in Nigeria revokes ordination of deacons due to fraud

Jul 31, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Bishop Martin Dada Olorunmolu was presented with documents showing the men were qualified for holy orders, but the papers were... Read more

The Palace of the Holy Office, which houses the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Pope Francis names 2 officials of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith as bishops

Jul 31, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy was named titular bishop of Ossero, Croatia, and Monsignor Philippe Curbelié was named titular bishop of... Read more

Father Joseph Fitzgerald and the Varsity Catholic missionaries are among the 40 Catholic priests, nuns, and laypeople offering spiritual support to the Olympic athletes in Paris.

FOCUS missionaries join Catholic team supporting Olympic athletes in Paris

Jul 31, 2024

By Gigi Duncan

Varsity Catholic, a division of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, has sent four missionaries to Paris to cater to... Read more

Former president Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA Believers’ Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center on July 26, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump says Democrats are ‘after Catholics,’ calls out Harris for her criticism of Knights

Jul 31, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“I don’t know how a Catholic can vote for the Democrats because they’re after the Catholics almost as much as... Read more

Sculpture of St. Ignatius of Loyola inside of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Ignatius of Loyola: a saint for difficult times

Jul 31, 2024

By Jessica Pipes

The famous sickbed conversion of the founder of the Jesuits was only the beginning of his story of patience, perseverance,... Read more

Pope Francis greets tens of thousands of altar servers packed in St. Peter’s Square for a special audience on July 30, 2024.

Pope tells altar servers Jesus is with them in ‘that act of love which is the Eucharist’

Jul 30, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Following the Gospel reading from Matthew, the Holy Father reflected on how, with Jesus, they too can overcome fears and... Read more

Last year, the Holy See appointed Father Valle as executor ad omnia of the Diocese of Estelí, allowing him to carry out all ordinary functions of pastoral governance, except those reserved to a bishop.

Prominent priest reportedly abducted by dictatorship in Nicaragua

Jul 30, 2024

By Diego López Colín

In a July 29 statement to ACI Prensa, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina said that Father Frutos Constantino Valle... Read more

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Muslim leaders condemn ‘disgraceful’ Olympics scene: It ‘offended us as much as them’

Jul 30, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned the “insults” against Jesus Christ, noting that Jesus is a respected... Read more

Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, and Noelle Mering speak at Franciscan University of Steubenville on the new series “In Focus: Confronting the Woke World.”

Franciscan University launches video series to address ‘woke’ culture

Jul 30, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Hosted by the school’s president, Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, “In Focus: Confronting the Woke World” takes inspiration from a 2021... Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica.

Vatican asset management body reports 45.9 million euro profit in 2023 

Jul 30, 2024

By Kristina Millare

About 37.9 million euros ($41 million), which accounts for 82.6% of the total profit generated, will go toward supporting the... Read more

Google offices in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York.

Florida woman sues Google for disabling her account after pro-life advocacy

Jul 30, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Google informed a pro-life activist that her email account had been “permanently disabled” for violating the company’s “acceptable use policy.” Read more

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Ohio priest steps down after calls for resignation over child porn hard drive controversy

Jul 30, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Father Barry Stechschulte announced his departure from St. Susanna Catholic Parish in a message on the church’s website this week. Read more

The coat of arms of Austria and Vienna on the Albertine choir roof of St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

Priest in Austria arrested for producing crystal meth in church rectory

Jul 30, 2024

By AC Wimmer

The 38-year-old Polish cleric serving in the Diocese of St. Pölten confessed to manufacturing the drug alongside a 30-year-old Iraqi... Read more

Tapachula, Mexico, on the southern border with Guatemala.

Church in Mexico calls on government to protect the people from drug cartel violence

Jul 30, 2024

By Diego López Colín

In a July 24 statement Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderon of Tapachula said the situation that people face daily in the... Read more

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From the Latin Mass to the novus ordo: How did the Mass change?

Jul 30, 2024

By Daniel Payne

What exactly changed in the liturgy when the Catholic Church introduced the “ordinary form” of the Mass? Read more

Father Jason Nioka, a recently ordained French priest who is in charge of the Catholic chaplains at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Former Judo champion turned Catholic priest spiritually tends to athletes at Paris Olympics

Jul 30, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Father Jason Nioka’s first assignment as a priest is to spend his summer in Paris in charge of the Catholic... Read more

Sister Solanus Casey Danda, SOLT, second from left, is one of several religious sisters with Detroit ties who in recent years entered religious life and chose Blessed Solanus Casey as their namesake. Four sisters interviewed by Detroit Catholic explained how Detroit’s beloved Capuchin friar played a significant role in their discernment journeys, and why, after much prayer, they chose him as a model of holiness in their own vocations.

Religious sisters share why they chose Blessed Solanus Casey as their namesake

Jul 30, 2024

By Kelly Luttinen

Four religious sisters with ties to Detroit explain how Blessed Solanus Casey inspired their vocations enough to adopt his name. Read more

Pope Francis prays with altar servers gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the 13th International Pilgrimage of Altar Servers taking place from July 29 to Aug. 2, 2024.

Over 50,000 altar servers gather in Rome for summer pilgrimage

Jul 29, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Representing 20 European nations, altar servers have come to Rome this week to participate in the 13th International Pilgrimage of... Read more