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Sydney archbishop asks Australia news outlet to investigate its euthanasia coverage

Archbishop Anthony Fisher says the national broadcaster gave a leading euthanasia campaigner four platforms in nine days without comparable access for those who oppose him.

Pope names 2 Notre Dame professors as consultors to Vatican human development dicastery

The pontiff appointed 12 new consultors to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on Aug. 18.

Pope Leo XIV offers condolences to victims of ferry accident in Zimbabwe

The pontiff offered prayers for the Zimbabwean people in a telegram on Aug. 18.

St. Bernadette’s relics to tour the United States

After an opening celebration Sept. 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington, D.C., the yearlong tour’s schedule will be announced in the coming months.

Where priestly vocations begin: The lasting impact of Steubenville Youth Conferences

A new CARA survey found that 18% of priests ordained in 2026 attended a Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth Conference, highlighting the conferences’ growing impact on priestly vocations.

Poland inaugurates Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary

Rising to a height of over 180 feet from ground level, the statue of Our Lady of Mercy exceeds in height the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil and the Christ the King statue in Poland.

Priest and nun recover sacred hosts from earthquake rubble in Colombia

Despite the danger of the earthquake’s aftershocks, a priest and nun in Colombia entered a chapel in search of the hosts that were kept in the tabernacle that they found destroyed.

Florida attorney general, Miami archbishop spar over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools

A dispute between Florida’s Catholic bishops and the state attorney general over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools is testing the boundaries between state law and Church authority.

New film ‘American Martyr’ tells story of Oklahoma priest and martyr Blessed Stanley Rother

“American Martyr” can be seen in theaters Aug. 25-26 in English and in Spanish on Aug. 27.

Nigerian seminarian abducted from bishop’s residence escapes unhurt

The Diocese of Otukpo gave thanks for the return of the seminarian and those who have provided him care, and called for prayers for other captives.