Pope Leo XIV said he was deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction following a powerful earthquake that struck Colombia, leaving more than 100 dead and dozens of collapsed buildings.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Lawrence Sullivan said he and a priest started talking about the garden memorial about six years ago when he said they had become keenly "aware of the need to address mental health issues."
The program's first priests were ordained in 2024, with 10 to date and three Kansas dioceses — Wichita, Salina and Dodge City — served by the soon-to-be-seminary.
Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta is returning to normal after a massive migrant surge overwhelmed its borders, but church leaders say the humanitarian and political fallout is far from over.
Two weeks after the Vatican said its canonical criminal trial of Fr. Marko Rupnik was ongoing, OSV News has learned that 22 previously undisclosed letters that described alleged abuse by the famed mosaic artist are part of the records of alleged abuse.
The tornado, with winds of 146 mph, traveled on the ground for 20 minutes, cutting a swath of 12.5 miles, over three cities and one village. Menasha, population 18,000, was hardest hit.
In a moving display of the Catholic Church's unity, thousands of Knights of Columbus from around the world gathered in Denver for their 144th Supreme Convention Aug. 4-6.
