Europe
Spanish Bishops Offer Private Handshake With Pope Leo XIV For 500,000 Euros As Critics Cry Indulgences
Spanish bishops face backlash over scheme offering private meetings with Pope Leo XIV for 500,000 euro donations ahead of June visit
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Middle East
1,400 Year Old Marble Artifact Near Sea of Galilee May Rewrite Early Christian Baptism History
Archaeologists uncover a 1,400 year old marble artifact near the Sea of Galilee revealing early Christian baptismal rites at Hippos.
Latin America
Nicaragua Targets Christians: 309 Religious Freedom Violations Recorded in 2025 as Ortega Regime Expels Nuns and Bans Bibles
Christian Solidarity Worldwide report documents 309 religious freedom violations in Nicaragua during 2025 targeting Catholics and Protestants alike.
Europe
Belgian Radio Hosts Smash Statues of Jesus on Air, Confess They Would Never Touch Islam
Belgian public radio station Studio Brussel apologises after presenters smashed statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary on air, admitting they would never target Islamic symbols.
Africa
Rwanda Bars Jailed Catholic Opposition Leader From Attending Church to 'Mentally Break Her'
Jailed Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire denied church access as daughter says authorities aim to mentally break her faith.
Asia
India Launches Legal Assault on Christian Churches, Schools and Hospitals With FCRA Seizure Bill
Indian Christians denounce FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 as authorities gain sweeping powers to seize churches schools and hospitals serving vulnerable communities
US
JD Vance Writes Book About Finding God: 'I Became a Christian Because I Believe Jesus Christ's Teachings Are True'
Vice President JD Vance announces new memoir Communion detailing his conversion to Roman Catholicism amid 2028 presidential speculation.
US
Candace Owens, Joe Kent and Carrie Prejean Boller Take the Stage at Explosive Catholic Gala in D.C.
Candace Owens, Joe Kent and Carrie Prejean Boller headlined the Catholics for Catholics gala in D.C., drawing standing ovations and controversy.
Europe
The Battle on the Ice, A Sikh Who Chose Christ, and the Book That Brought the Holy Land Home
The Battle of Lake Peipus, Bakht Singh's radical conversion and ministry in India, and William Thomson's bestselling Holy Land masterwork.
US
Pope Leo XIV Is Wrong: The Bible Still Affirms Just War and 1,600 Years of Christian Tradition Agree
Pope Leo XIV rejected just war in his Palm Sunday homily, but Scripture and 1,600 years of Christian tradition say otherwise.
Europe
Passion Plays, Hot Cross Buns, and Wearing Black: 7 Easter Traditions That Refuse to Die
From medieval Passion plays to hot cross buns and wearing black, these seven Good Friday traditions have endured for centuries across Christendom.
Middle East
Military Archbishop: Iran War Is Not Justified Under God's Law
Archbishop Broglio declares the Iran war unjust under Catholic just war doctrine and advises Catholic troops to do as little harm as possible.