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On April 11, 2024, Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho Leiria-Fátima, Portugal, said that a “fundamental team” would be convened in order to determine the total amounts of compensation awarded to abuse victims. 

Portuguese bishops announce financial compensation fund for Church abuse victims

Apr 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

An independent commission authorized by the Portuguese bishops found that thousands of children had been sexually abused by priests and... Read more

The consecration of Father Martin Chambers as the new bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland had been scheduled for April 27.

Bishop-elect dies within days of his episcopal consecration 

Apr 11, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Diocese of Dunkeld, Scotland, announced that Father Martin Chambers passed away at the age of 59 just weeks before... Read more

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Report: Society of St. Pius X priest admits to years of sexual misconduct with minors

Apr 11, 2024

By AC Wimmer

“I ask for forgiveness from the victims and deeply regret everything I have done,” the priest said. Read more

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After protest from Catholics, blasphemous potato chip ad ordered pulled in Italy

Apr 10, 2024

By Daniel Payne

In the advertisement, an abbess fills a ciborium with potato chips instead of Eucharistic hosts prior to Mass. Read more

To mark its 10th anniversary, the Saint Pio Foundation in the United States on April 29, 2024, will release 10 never-before-seen photographs of Padre Pio. The foundation’s director, Luciano Lamonarca, discovered the photos when visiting photographer Elia Saleto’s studio.

Foundation releases never-before-seen images of Padre Pio

Apr 10, 2024

By Zoe Romanowsky

To mark its 10th anniversary, the Saint Pio Foundation in the United States will release all 10 photographs of Padre... Read more

A plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.

Catholic bishops say abortion can ‘never be a fundamental right’ ahead of EU charter vote

Apr 9, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic bishops in the European Union reiterated that a right to abortion can never be a “fundamental” right ahead of... Read more

Luis Argüello, archbishop of Valladolid and general secretary of the Spanish Episcopal Conference.

Spanish archbishop raises thorny topics in country’s immigration debate

Apr 8, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Among the issues raised by Archbishop Luis Argüello is “the role of organized crime in facilitating illegal immigration.” Read more

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Study from Netherlands: Most children outgrow transgender inclinations

Apr 8, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The 15-year study, which was conducted by researchers at the Netherlands’ University of Groningen, tracked the gender unhappiness rates of... Read more

St. John Paul II (1920-2005).

16 insights from St. John Paul II on divine mercy

Apr 7, 2024

By Joseph Pronechen

Pope John Paul II made teaching and spreading Divine Mercy a keystone of his pontificate. Read more

“A retreat is a moment of prolonged personal encounter, without distractions, with God, and in God, with oneself," says Father Guillermo Serra.

Why go on a spiritual retreat?

Apr 6, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Four Catholic priests share their reflections in answer to a simple but very important question for the life of faith:... Read more

Cardinal Marc Ouellet takes part in the Pontifical Council for Culture's Plenary Assembly on Women's Cultures in Rome on Feb. 6, 2015.

French court sentences Cardinal Ouellet, religious community to fines after expelling nun

A French court has fined Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, PSS, and others for the wrongful dismissal of Sabine Baudin de... Read more

Father Javier Sánchez, 60, from the Archdiocese of Zaragoza in Spain died April 4, 2024, a victim of burns suffered when his liturgical vestments caught fire from a candle during the Easter Vigil on Saturday, March 30.

‘Rocker’ Spanish priest dies from burns suffered during lighting of Easter fire

Apr 4, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

According to the Spanish newspaper El Heraldo de Aragón, sources from the archdiocese said Father Javier Sánchez “tried to protect... Read more

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Priest says ‘trans’ people he has ministered to have deep wounds

Apr 4, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Father Francisco “Patxi” Bronchalo said among the wounded he sees “children broken by very hard life experiences in the most... Read more

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I

Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew hopes for ‘unified date’ for Easter in East and West

Apr 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“It is a scandal to celebrate separately the unique event of the one Resurrection of the One Lord,” Patriarch Bartholomew... Read more

There is exponential growth in conversions of Muslims to Christianity in France.

Boom in Muslim conversions to Christianity in France: How is the Church responding?

Apr 3, 2024

By Solène Tadié

The phenomenon is forcing dioceses to deploy new pastoral services to better welcome these converts, who often have difficulty integrating... Read more

Father Matthieu Raffray.

French government cracks down on priest who said homosexual relations are sinful

Apr 3, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The French government has initiated a series of legal measures against Father Matthieu Raffray for calling homosexual relations sinful. Read more

Bishop Xavier Novell Gomà, Bishop Emeritus of Solsona.

Laicized Spanish bishop emeritus marries in the Church

Apr 3, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

After obtaining a dispensation from Pope Francis, the bishop emeritus of Solsona in Spain, Xavier Novell, has entered into a... Read more

Critics of the hate speech bill worry that it could criminalize the speech of people such as author J.K. Rowling, who has said that "transgender women" are not actually women.

J.K. Rowling’s transgender comments could violate new hate speech law, official says

Apr 2, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

A law that went into effect in Scotland on Monday could prompt investigations into people who make comments that refer... Read more

A smoker in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo from 2018.)

Catholic Church highlights concerns regarding Germany’s cannabis legalization

Apr 2, 2024

By AC Wimmer

Germany legalized the recreational use of cannabis on Monday, April 1, but the debate over the contentious legislation is far... Read more

Jean’s journey into the Catholic Church was propelled by an earnest desire to align himself with the apostolic tradition, a lineage he felt was absent in his previous religious experiences.

YouTuber finds faith: from evangelical roots to Catholic conviction

Apr 2, 2024

By AC Wimmer

A YouTuber disillusioned with his experience in an Austrian evangelical Protestant environment has found a spiritual family and home in... Read more