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Washington Roundup: War powers resolution advances; reconciliation bill stalls; Castro indicted

by Kate Scanlon

The same week, several allies of the president won Republican primaries against their incumbent rivals and federal prosecutors announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Illinois diocese, pregnancy center appeal for right to hire in line with pro-life beliefs
World Cup kicks off amid passion, protests in Mexico
Catholic, Orthodox leaders condemn Russian attack on Kyiv cathedral

U.S. Church

Supreme Court rules New Jersey pregnancy centers can challenge state probe in federal court

by Kate Scanlon

Even some organizations that do not align with First Choice’s opposition to abortion filed amicus briefs on their behalf, citing freedom of speech concerns.

Bishops’ spring public meeting culminates with charter vote, consecration to Sacred Heart

Bishops consecrate United States to Sacred Heart of Jesus

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Baltimore leg pays tribute to US founders, first cathedral

Religious liberty ‘the cornerstone of any just society,’ Pope Leo says in message to Becket gala

Child protection charter an ‘ongoing project’ committed to justice, say USCCB leaders

World

Bishops hail Scottish lawmakers for rejecting assisted dying; UK faces pivotal abortion vote

by OSV News

“Their vote serves to protect some of Scotland’s most vulnerable individuals from the risk of being pressured into a premature death.”

Church leaders to G7 leaders: Place the human person ‘at the heart’ of governance
At Tenerife, Pope Leo urges traffickers to stop and repent, or face divine justice
Tower of Jesus Christ inauguration: How Sagrada Família’s breathtaking spectacle came to life
Pope Leo XIV’s France visit takes shape with stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz
Northern Ireland: Bishop denounces rioters stoking ‘flames of racism’ in Belfast

UN’s genocide finding in Gaza seen hampered by ‘serious weakness’ in Security Council

French Christians shocked by murder of Chaldean Catholic influencer from Iraq

Jailed Catholic priests ‘used as hostages’ in Belarus

Vatican

Via Crucis: The final Holy Week journey of Pope Francis

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

Reviews

With ‘The Journey’ Bocelli gives us a Holy Week treat

by Andrew Petiprin
Obsession
The Sheep Detectives
St. Francis of Assisi in film
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