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Church in Spain has 349 open causes for canonization involving more than 3,000 candidates

The data was compiled through a three-year process of research and inter-diocesan collaboration in which documentation from the dicastery was cross-referenced with that of each Spanish diocese.

Notre-Dame Cathedral enters final stage of restoration following 2019 fire

The cathedral has reopened but restoration work remains to be done, including on the western rose window.

Why a WWII massacre dispute is testing Poland’s support for Ukraine

A tit-for-tat over honors, a contested genocide, and a warning for Kyiv's EU hopes: how a World War II memory dispute unraveled Poland-Ukraine relations in six weeks.

Pope Leo XIV blesses Slovak pilgrimage as thousands mark Sts. Cyril and Methodius feast

Cardinal Ladislav Nemet called the faithful to their Christian roots in Nitra as tens of thousands honored Sts. Cyril and Methodius on July 5 across Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

‘Thanks to John Paul II, my father always kept hope alive,’ Jérôme Lejeune’s daughter says

Lejeune and John Paul II were united in friendship and in defending the right to life, especially of those with intellectual disabilities.

Priest explains how to read the Bible without getting lost in the process

Biblical expert Father Valentín Aparicio advised those who want to read and understand Scripture: Start with the Gospel of Luke.

Catholic leaders urge Poland and Ukraine to pursue reconciliation, disarm language

Catholic leaders from Poland and Ukraine issued a rare joint appeal for reconciliation, urging forgiveness, peace, and Christian unity amid rising historical and political tensions.

French woman’s petition asks Europe to support mothers facing pressure to abort

Charlène Bernard says pressure from her partner and health professionals ended in an abortion she never wanted. Now she is asking the EU to support women who want to keep their babies.

After 150 years, Norway’s largest Catholic church is finally consecrated

More than 150 years after it first opened, St. Paul's in Bergen — now Norway's largest Catholic parish, with faithful from over 120 nations — has finally been consecrated.

Former Freemason and Catholic convert celebrates Nordic bishops’ clarification on Freemasonry

As the Nordic bishops clarify that Freemasonry and Catholicism are incompatible, a Catholic convert reflects on why he left Freemasonry behind.