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Belgian Catholic Bishop Johan Bonny sparked controversy by suggesting that euthanasia is not necessarily morally wrong in all circumstances.

John Kerry has congratulated Pope Francis for a new letter on the “climate crisis” in which the pope calls out the United States for its high per capita carbon emissions.

A pro-life display at a Catholic Church near St. Louis, Missouri, was vandalized with red paint, Catholic News Agency reported.

The formidable Cardinal Joseph Zen asks in a recent letter to his brother bishops why the Catholic Church would embark on a path of “synodality” when it has delivered such terrible results in Germany.

Five prominent cardinals have challenged Pope Francis to clarify apparent ambiguities in his teaching regarding topics such as blessings for gay couples, the ordination of women, and the authority of the synod of bishops.

Father Timothy Radcliffe opened the Vatican Synod by confessing, “I am old, white, a Westerner, and a man! I don’t know which is worse.”

The communist regime of dictator Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua kidnapped Catholic priests Julio Ricardo Norori and Iván Centeno on Sunday, local media reported, the latest act in a wave of relentless persecution against Christianity in the country.

ROME — Kazakh Bishop Athanasius Schneider has joined the many Catholic prelates warning of nefarious plotting behind the scenes of the upcoming Vatican “Synod on Synodality.”

Pope Francis condemned France’s proposed end-of-life legislation Saturday, asserting that “life is not to be played with.”

Pope Francis has launched an appeal to rescue more migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and bring them to Europe despite the record numbers already arriving.

The Vatican announced Tuesday that it will generate a carbon credit to offset the climate debt incurred by its upcoming synod of bishops in Rome.

Pope Francis engaged former U.S. President Bill Clinton via zoom Monday, stressing the urgency of addressing the climate change “catastrophe,” the migration “crisis,” and war.

The communist Ortega regime in Nicaragua began a new wave of property seizures against political dissidents over the weekend.

Americans are split in their opinion of Pope Francis, with equal numbers “very favorable” and “very unfavorable” toward the Argentine pontiff, a poll reveals.

The USCCB has filed a complaint with the Biden admin over its proposed rule limiting HHS grants to those who accept transgender ideology.

Argentine priests celebrated a “Mass of Atonement” to defend Pope Francis against criticism from presidential frontrunner Javier Milei.

The Taiwanese government praised Pope Francis’ diplomatic outreach to Beijing this week while sharply criticizing “China’s deteriorating religious freedom and human rights.”

Pope Francis said Monday that the Vatican is walking a “friendly path” with China, insisting that “relations are moving forward” on both sides.

The communist Castro regime in Cuba has forbidden a local Catholic church to carry out a traditional evening procession.

Pope Francis took advantage of his trip to Mongolia Sunday to reach out to Chinese Catholics, exhorting them to be “good citizens.”

Close papal confidante Father Antonio Spadaro has launched the unusual hypothesis that Jesus Christ needed to be converted from a rigid, nationalistic Judaism to a more inclusive religiosity.

Pope Francis has doubled down in his personal war on fossil fuels while condemning “extreme practices” such as fracking.

Ukrainian political and religious leaders have objected strongly to a speech by Pope Francis exalting Russian history.

ROME — Pope Francis has appealed for more changes in Catholic teaching, lamenting the “backwardism” of conservative Catholics in the United States.

Pope Francis has enlisted the help of sympathetic journalists to help him put a positive spin on the upcoming “synod on synodality” after several prominent cardinals have criticized the event.

Cardinal Raymond Burke, the former head of the Vatican’s highest court, warns in a new book that a move toward “synodality” is causing “evident and grave harm” to the Church.

The Vatican newspaper has slammed the U.S. for its southern border fence with a frontpage article decrying “that inhuman wire.”

Worcester Bishop Robert McManus has issued a counter-cultural policy for Catholic schools in his diocese, banning cross-dressing and pronouns that conflict with a student’s biological sex.

Pope Francis announced Monday that he is in the midst of writing a second encyclical letter on the environment following his publication of Laudato Sí in 2015.

The French general in charge of the restoration of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Jean-Louis Georgelin, has died at 74.

Former liberation theologian Friar Clodovis Boff has blamed Liberation Theology for the sharp decline of Catholic belief and practice in his native Brazil.

Pope Francis has called for more effective aid to migrants trying to reach European shores, decrying the death toll of those attempting the perilous journey from north Africa to Italy.

A community in Maui, Hawaii, has been devastated by the recent wildfires, but a local church is now a beacon of hope.

Pope Francis has mourned the death of 41 shipwrecked migrants in the Mediterranean Sea in the midst of a new wave of immigration from Africa into Italy.

Human rights champion Nina Shea has slammed Pope Francis for his policy of appeasement with China, insisting that it emboldens President Xi Jinping in his oppression of Chinese Catholics.

Pope Francis began his four-day visit to Portugal for World Youth Day by blasting capitalism, populism, and insufficient attention to migrants and climate change.