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Catholic priest known for peace initiatives in Central African Republic shot and killed

Father Crépin Martial Monga, pastor of St. John the Baptist Zémio Parish in the Bangassou Diocese, was killed on June 29 as he returned to his rectory.

Amid World Cup, Church in Mexico reminds fans that prayer is ‘the path to unite the world’

The sight of players who were fiercely competing just moments before joining together in prayer at the end of a soccer match sends a powerful message that prayer unites and overcomes differences.

After 150 years, Norway’s largest Catholic church is finally consecrated

More than 150 years after it first opened, St. Paul's in Bergen — now Norway's largest Catholic parish, with faithful from over 120 nations — has finally been consecrated.

Vatican begins 5-year, 5-million-euro restoration of Renaissance frescoes in Hall of Raphael

The conservation work marks “a pivotal moment both in the history of restoration and in the history of Italian Renaissance art,” according to Vatican Museums Director Barbara Jatta.

SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome’s schism warning

The unauthorized July 1 rite in Écône, Switzerland, came despite Pope Leo XIV’s appeal to “please turn back” and could trigger automatic excommunication for the six bishops involved.

Assyrian patriarch calls for stronger cooperation among Eastern Churches

Patriarch Mar Awa III says global awareness can help ease the suffering of Middle Eastern Christians.

Quantum physics meets Catholic theology at first-of-its-kind gathering

A new international meeting of physicists, philosophers, and theologians will take place July 12–15 at Chapman University in Orange, California.

Nicaraguan police arrest 80-year-old bishop being treated at a medical clinic

In retaliation for asking for prayers for the persecuted Church at a Mass he celebrated, the bishop was held for several hours by police, part of an ongoing campaign of harassment of clergy.

Aid official: ‘The world fell apart’ as coastal Venezuela awaits assistance

Claudia Gonzales, a World Vision Venezuela manager, said the quakes left children without families and thousands of people missing or homeless, with at least 1,700 confirmed deaths.

A New Mexico mountain with Christ at the top is the latest battleground in U.S. immigration debate

Mount Cristo Rey in the Diocese of Las Cruces stands over a disputed patch of borderland that the U.S. government is attempting to seize from the Catholic Church.