Catholic News
- Pope Leo renews Middle East peace appeal: 'We cannot remain silent' (CWN)At the conclusion of his midday Angelus address today, Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace in the Middle East.
- Relive the events of the Passion and come out of your tombs like Lazarus, Pope tells pilgrims (CWN)Pope Leo XIV reflected on the raising of Lazarus, recounted in the Gospel reading of the Fifth Sunday of Lent (John 11:1-45), as he addressed pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for today’s midday Angelus address (video).
- English bishops lament Parliament's approval of abortion to moment of birth (CBCEW)Archbishop John Sherrington of Liverpool, the lead bishop for life issues of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, lamented a House of Lords vote that decriminalized abortion to the moment of birth. “This move is likely to lead to more late-term abortions putting pregnant women and their babies at risk,” he said. “Many […]
- Over 300,000 Germans left the Church in 2025 (Catholic Herald)307,117 Germans formally left the Catholic Church in 2025, down slightly from the previous year’s figure of 321,659 and down significantly from the 2022 figure of 522,821. The Mass attendance rate increased slightly, from 6.6% in 2024 to 6.8% in 2025. The number of baptisms and weddings declined; the number of confirmations and First Communions […]