Catholic News
- Texts released for 2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity)The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has released the texts for the next Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which will take place from June 18-25. The theme of the week is “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling” (Ephesians 4:4). This year’s […]
- Bishops' pro-life chairman welcomes Supreme Court decision on Planned Parenthood and Medicaid (USCCB)The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities welcomed Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a 6-3 Supreme Court decision, issued June 26, that recognized the right of South Carolina to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding. “South Carolina was right to deny Planned Parenthood taxpayer dollars,” said Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo, […]
- Pope, in meeting with priests, emphasizes friendship with Christ (Vatican News)Pope Francis met with priests during the Jubilee of Priests on June 26 and emphasized in his address that “the words of Jesus ‘I have called you friends’” (Jn 15:15) are “a true key to understanding the priestly ministry.” “The priest, in fact, is a friend of the Lord, called to live with Him a […]
- US bishops critique Senate version of 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' (USCCB)In a six-page joint letter to US senators, six chairmen of committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops critiqued the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “We are grateful for provisions that promote the dignity of human life and support parental choice in education,” the bishops wrote in their June […]