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Spokane bishop calls for prayers, outreach as wildfires ravage area

by Gina Christian

(OSV News) — A Washington state bishop is calling for prayer as wildfires have torched entire neighborhoods, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of destroyed buildings. “As our …

Pope Leo says, ‘It is not yet too late’ to care for creation
State challenge to policy permitting mifepristone by mail paused until after midterms
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for September is ‘for the care of water’
Labor Day a call to build communion, equity amid challenges of AI, says Archbishop Fabre
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation message

U.S. Church

Popular podcaster Father Mike Schmitz unpacks Christ’s Gospel parables, offers fresh insights

by Tom Tracy / Florida Catholic

“I think we have to have integrity that who we are is who we claim to be,” Father Schmitz said at the Fort Lauderdale stop on his “Parables” …

Catholic aid worker in Nepal sees ‘long road’ to recovery after ‘unprecedented’ disaster for region

Unwelcome neighbors? Data centers concerns grow over energy use, utility costs

Bishop Bambera, Catholic Biblical Association endorse scholar’s appointment amid antisemitic backlash

Meta $18 billion settlement over child safety raises questions about its real impact

‘We are stronger when we do this work together,’ says biblical scholar facing antisemitic backlash

World

Catholic health centers respond to massive measles outbreak in Bangladesh

by Stephan Uttom Rozario

Amid the outbreak, Catholic charities and health centers run by Catholic nuns are providing healthcare and health awareness in cities and remote areas.

Never let injustice, evil in the world corrupt your heart, pope tells faithful
Catholic agencies respond to Nepal floods, as U.S. bishop calls for greater international aid
A name on the wall, a gift to a child: Polish Americans invited to turn memory into mercy
Pope Leo meets Europe’s richest man, who donated millions to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Pope prays for dead, missing following catastrophic mudslides, floods in Nepal

New report notes ‘significant rise’ in ‘personal attacks’ on Christians in Europe

Polish, German bishops remember ‘great act of forgiveness’ that happened 20 years after WWII

Pope hails ‘courageous commitment’ of Blessed Eliswa, India’s first Indigenous nun

Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Regina Caeli address given May 10, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

Opinion

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