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At the Vatican, first LGBT+ pilgrimage seeks more diversity in the Church

For the first time in history, an official LGBT+ pilgrimage has been included in the calendar of the Catholic Church’s Holy Year. More than 1,400 LGBT+ Catholics and their relatives from around 20 countries are in Rome this weekend to participate in the Jubilee, marking a symbolic step toward greater......

New testimonies of sexual abuse emerge at Catholic school in Nantes

French Catholic education authorities in the Loire-Atlantique region announced Friday that new testimonies of sexual abuse have surfaced concerning the Saint-Stanislas secondary school in Nantes. The alleged acts, committed between 1958 and 1995, involve ten victims and five priests, all now deceased,......

Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school leaves two children dead and 17 injured

A tragic shooting occurred at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, leaving two children dead and 17 others injured. The violence unfolded when a 23-year-old shooter, armed with multiple weapons, opened fire through the church windows during a Mass attended by students......

The big church move: Sweden rolls historic kiruna kyrka 5km

After eight years of planning and an estimated cost of 500 million kronor (£39m), the Kiruna Kyrka, a Swedish Lutheran church inaugurated in 1912, began its slow 5km journey on Tuesday to make way for the expansion of Europe’s largest underground iron ore mine. The 672-tonne red wooden church......

Moroccan man arrested in Spain for alleged church arson amid rising tensions

Spanish police have arrested a 21-year-old Moroccan man accused of breaking into the Santiago Apóstol church in El Pozuelo, Granada, and setting it on fire. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, caused significant damage to the historic building and has reignited debates around immigration and......

Over one million faithful attend Pope’s closing Mass in Rome

More than one million young pilgrims gathered in Rome on Sunday, August 3, to attend a grand outdoor Mass celebrated by Pope Leon XIV, marking the conclusion of the Jubilee of Youth, a major Catholic event that attracted worshippers from around the world. In his homily, the 69-year-old pontiff addressed......

Pope Leo XIV meets senior Russian Orthodox leader amid Ukraine tensions

On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV held a rare meeting with a senior representative of the Russian Orthodox Church at the Vatican—his first encounter with a top Russian cleric since becoming the head of the Catholic Church in May. According to an official Vatican statement, the pontiff received Metropolitan......

Deadly strike hits Gaza church: Netanyahu “Regrets” a “Mistake”

A deadly strike struck Gaza’s only Catholic church, the Holy Family Church, on July 17, 2025, killing three civilians and injuring ten, including parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli . The Israeli military acknowledged that “fragments from a shell fired during operational activity”......

Israeli strike on Gaza church kills three Palestinian Christians amid ongoing conflict

In a tragic escalation of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, an Israeli military strike hit the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on Thursday, killing three Palestinian Christians and wounding several others. The attack, which occurred amid heavy fighting in the region, has prompted international outcry and......