At the foot of the shrine in Covadonga located in Asturias province Spain, more than 1,700 young Catholics from 28 countries gathered for a Marian Eucharistic Youth Day.
According to an official statement from the Holy See, the two leaders discussed the ongoing conflict and “the urgency of pursuing just and lasting paths of peace.”
“We should pray for the conversion of many people, in and outside of the Church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for creation,” the pope said.
The pope commended Burke’s pastoral witness, writing: “He has preached the precepts of the Gospel according to the heart of Christ and has recounted His treasures.”
“Decency requires that we remember individuals being detained are fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters of distressed relatives,” Venice Bishop Frank Dewane said.
On July 8, the feast day of St. Sunniva, Catholics from multiple countries arrived at Selja, an island just off the west coast of Norway.
The Diocese of Limburg — led by the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing — recorded its first annual deficit of 810,000 euros in 2024.
Archbishop Guy de Kerimel named Father Dominique Spina as chancellor and episcopal delegate for marriages.
The Founding Freedoms Law Center, which represented two Christian counselors in court, called the agreement a “major victory."
Seven Weeks Coffee, an American, pro-life coffee brand, announced July 7 that it has now donated $1 million to pro-life organizations.
The church and school communities of the Texas Hill Country flood victims are rallying in support of the families with Masses, rosaries, and memorial services.
The Catholic Church was profoundly shocked by the news of the death of Father Matteo Balzano, a 35-year-old priest who took his own life on July 5.