Church of the Transfiguration

Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and his vicar Mar Joseph Pamplani on Thursday proposed a solution to the ongoing liturgical dispute in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Kerala, a southern state in India.

Twelve Palestinian villages in Masafer Yatta face imminent demolition following an Israeli decision to designate the area as a military firing zone. Local communities warn that the move paves the way for further displacement and settlement expansion.

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Speaking to a group of elected officials, Pope Leo XIV stressed the importance of Natural Law, which called “an essential reference point” for international relations.

The summer solstice, June 21, marks a day dedicated to celebrating the languages, cultures, and traditions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities across Canada.

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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops commemorate Religious Freedom Week, 22-29 June, inviting the faithful to promote religious freedom for all believers through prayer, education, and public action.

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The Holy See has invited nations to ratify the Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention, upholding the link between development and disarmament.

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On Friday, MPs of the UK Parliament approved a Bill for assist the suicide, a move Cardinal Vincent Nichols says “fundamentally changes society’s long held values and relationships on matters of life and death.”

A senior official of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) has warned that building fences and strengthening border controls ignores the fundamental causes of migration.

In a message of support sent to journalists in Peru who have faced backlash and judicial harassment for their reporting on a now-suppressed lay group, Pope Leo XIV hailed freedom of the press as key to justice, and to a functional democracy.

During the Jubilee of Governments, Pope Leo XIV meets with legislators from various nations and recalls the importance of natural law, entrusting them to St. Thomas More, whose "readiness to sacrifice his life rather than betray the truth makes him a martyr for freedom and for the primacy of conscience."

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