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Supreme Court says California can't hide student transgender identities from parents

Keeping student "transitions" secret likely violates the First Amendment rights of parents, the high court said.

U.S. drug czar prays before image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico

In Mexico for a meeting with security officials regarding combatting drug trafficking, U.S. drug czar Sara Carter visited the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Pope Leo XIV promulgates new statutes for Pontifical Academy for Life

The new statues introduce the new role of “supporters” who, while not academics, identify with the academy’s mission and “contribute to the advancement of its academic activities.”

Jeff Cavins, Father Mike Schmitz awarded Pillar Award by Museum of the Bible

Jeff Cavins and Father Mike Schmitz are the first Catholics to receive the Pillar Award for Narrative given by the Museum of the Bible.

How Czech Catholics are crowdfunding their priests’ salaries

As state contributions wind down toward a 2030 cutoff, the Archdiocese of Olomouc is turning to crowdfunding, investments, and parish co-responsibility to keep its priests paid.

Catholic Church in Spain creates department for relations with Islam

Spain’s growing Muslim population has led that country’s bishops’ conference to address concurrent pastoral challenges.

ChosenCon 2026: ‘This is the Comic-Con of the Bible’

Roughly 5,000 fans recently filled the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, for ChosenCon.

Reverse migration: Catholic shelters in Mexico serve repatriated migrants and foreigners who remain

While migration into Mexico from the south and from Mexico to the U.S. has significantly decreased, it hasn’t completely stopped, and challenges still remain for Catholic migrant shelters there.

American Catholics launch crowdfunding effort to gift Pope Leo XIV papal tiara

A nonprofit hopes to generate enough small donations to construct a papal tiara for Pope Leo XIV as a gift from American Catholics.

Archbishop Coakley calls for restraint, diplomacy, and peace as hostilities escalate in Middle East

The USCCB president called for the protection of innocent lives and asked for the intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace, in his statement Sunday.