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Czechs turn ‘symbol of division’ into ground for Catholic-Protestant unity

The May 8 gatherings, organized by lay groups around a reconciliation cross, mark a shift in how the Czech Republic, one of Europe’s most secular countries, lives with a historic religious wound.

As churches close in Europe, debate intensifies over their future

The European Heritage Awards have spotlighted two contrasting models for saving sacred buildings, as Europe confronts a wider question over the future of its increasingly empty churches.

After stillbirth loss, mother of 7 returns to school to help others heal

After navigating loss and grief, Kelly Helsel is officially now a licensed counselor thanks to the guidance given to her by the Catholic Church and her desire to use her experience to help others.

How Christ transformed 2 young converts from Islam

The converts describe their journey to faith in Jesus Christ, their experience of receiving the sacraments at the Easter Vigil, and the importance of their catechists and Christian community.

Catholics weigh in as Supreme Court faces deadline on telemedicine abortion ruling

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered a review of the abortion drug mifipristone in May 2025, which is ongoing.

U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to press China’s president on Jimmy Lai case

Chinese officials sentenced Lai, founder and publisher of the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, to 20 years in prison on Feb. 9.

Bishop urges global intervention against execution of 200 Ethiopian youth in Saudi Arabia

A bishop urges a halt to the planned execution of hundreds of Ethiopians, a Finnish parliamentarian appeals her hate speech conviction, and more in this week’s world news roundup.

Meet the Trump surgeon general nominee who kept her baby despite an unplanned pregnancy as a teen

In this roundup of pro-life and abortion-related news you may have missed, the surgeon general nominee as a teen chose life; Oklahoma criminalizes the distribution of abortion drugs.

Vatican nuncio: ‘There are no unbelievers left’ in Ukraine’s war zones

As Russia's full-scale invasion enters its fifth year, Apostolic Nuncio Visvaldas Kulbokas tells a Lithuanian Catholic magazine that Ukraine's war zones are seeing extraordinary religious revival.

French sister ‘bringing Jesus’ light’ to Haiti’s most vulnerable children

In Haiti's biggest and most notorious slum, the Kizito Family has seven houses for orphaned, abandoned, and in need children and operates eight schools to provide education and catechism.