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Catholic Relief Services is welcoming federal support that will help "significantly expand" humanitarian aid to Cuba, as the Caribbean nation battles multiple crises.

Weeks after the release of a synod study group report on controversial pastoral issues, experts have continued to express mixed opinions about the document's treatment of same-sex attraction.

The joint pastoral reflection follows three separate deaths recorded days apart in July amid operations by ICE as they implement the Trump administration's hardline crackdown on immigration.

The Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is demanding a jury trial as it fends off the Trump administration's move to seize a long-revered pilgrimage site for a border wall as part of Trump's hardline crackdown on immigration.

A Chicago priest known for his longtime social justice ministry has been placed on leave, following an abuse allegation for an incident said to have taken place some three decades ago.

Damage from two back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela June 24 is "a lot worse than expected," said a Catholic Relief Services disaster response worker, who asked people to "keep Venezuelans in their hearts."

Much has been done to mitigate rates of HIV and AIDS, but more work remains as children are still vulnerable to the virus and the disease it causes, said the Holy See's diplomatic representative to the United Nations in a July 10 address.

The University of Notre Dame is investigating anonymous allegations of abuse posted online regarding a campus rector of a women's residence hall.

Catholic leaders and organizations in the U.S. continue to aid Venezuela as that nation recovers from two deadly earthquakes that struck seconds apart June 24.

Haitians face the possibility of being returned to a country "on the brink," one that for decades has "endured one calamity after another," said Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami.

As the Trump administration moves to seize a diocesan pilgrimage site for the border wall, bishops from New Mexico and Texas are calling on the faithful to join them for Mass on the mountain.

A new report shows more countries saw spikes in religious hostility by individuals and groups in 2023, the last year for which data is available — with the rise attributable in part to harassment of religious minorities and the ongoing impact of the Israel-Hamas war. 

An independent report shows that two priests who oversaw University of Notre Dame residence halls sexually abused several students during their tenure in the 1980s and 1990s, with both continuing their abuse in parish settings after leaving the school.

A Catholic priest from Nigeria has been sentenced in a Texas court to life in prison, as well as to two 20-year prison terms plus $30,000 in fines, for sexually abusing several women under his spiritual care — a felony crime in that state.

As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, the nation's Catholic bishops have released a prayer service text commemorating its immigrants and refugees, as well as those trafficked under historic and modern forms of slavery in the U.S.

Catholic priest found guilty of sexually abusing women under his spiritual care in Texas

The highly anticipated text, signed by the pope on May 15 and released May 25, invokes the wisdom of the Church's social teaching as a framework for shaping AI amid rapid technological advances, a fractured global landscape and accelerating threats to human life and dignity.

Scott-Vincent Borba said God "is sending me back out, cleaned up, to be able to proclaim his mercy, to proclaim his goodness, to bring people back to repentance." 

A Philadelphia parish scarred by clergy abuse, with a former priest named as a "serial abuser" in a 2005 grand jury report, has created a memorial to victims and survivors. The outdoor display at St. Cecilia Parish features a granite block inscribed with Scripture, prayer, apology, affirmation and the words of one abuse survivor. Atop the monument sits a votive lantern, ringed with a wreath of flowers.

Bishop Michael Pham of San Diego said the faithful there "stand united in solidarity and prayer with the Muslim community" after a deadly May 18 shooting at a mosque complex in that city killed three adults, including a security guard.