In response to the public health emergency due to the dengue virus, Archbishop Roberto O. González Nieves of San Juan, Puerto Rico, called on the faithful to take action and "be instruments of everyone's right to health."
The Augustine Institute announced April 23 that it has purchased the former Boeing Leadership Center near Florissant and will begin moving its headquarters to the St. Louis area in the coming months.
By mid-2024, Claudia Sheinbaum will most likely become Mexico's first female president. She would also be its first leader with a Jewish background in a country that's home to nearly 100 million Catholics.
Retired U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke decried the "persecution" of the Latin Mass during a men's breakfast event in New York City on April 23. He also offered views on denying Communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion rights.
Firebrand conservative commentator Candace Owens has announced her conversion to Catholicism, describing it on social media April 22 as a "decision to go home."
"These deportations are unconscionable given the realities on the ground," said Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami in a statement to OSV News April 22.
The Supreme Court on April 22 heard a case concerning the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping and their impact on people who are homeless.
A Catholic bishop in Michigan has apologized for disparaging President Joseph Biden as "stupid." Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw said he used "poor judgment" in his choice of words.