A devastating fire ripped through the historic Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church (Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora de Lourdes) on Monday afternoon, May 25, 2026, severely damaging the beloved 112-year-old landmark in the heart of this southern Brazilian town.
Artist Haruhi Aisaka made waves at Comic Market (Comiket) 107, one of the world’s largest gatherings of anime, manga, and otaku enthusiasts.
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 26, 2026, declined to intervene in a long-running federal lawsuit accusing the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) of misleading donors about the use of funds from the annual “Peter’s Pence” collection.
A former pastor at Curé of Ars Catholic Church in Leawood surrendered to authorities and faced felony theft charges after church officials discovered that approximately $160,000 in parish funds had gone missing.
A controversial art exhibition by Jesuit artist Nicholas Leeper, S.J., titled Twilight of the Idols, opened on May 9, 2026, at the Church of St. Francis Xavier in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, after the Archdiocese of New York cancelled the show at its affiliated Sheen Center for Thought and Culture.
Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg issued a stark warning about the collapse of Christian belief in Germany, citing survey data that showed only 28% of Germans still believed Jesus Christ was the Son of God.
In a case that highlighted tensions between court confidentiality and public safety, a federal bankruptcy judge sanctioned prominent clergy abuse attorney Richard Trahant more than $400,000 in 2022 after he alerted a Catholic high school to allegations involving its chaplain, a priest with a documented history of inappropriate conduct.
Czech police detained Metropolitan Hilarion (Grigory Alfeyev), a senior Russian Orthodox Church cleric, on May 24th, 2026, after officers discovered four small containers holding a white substance in the trunk of his vehicle during a traffic stop.
On May 25th, 2026, the Holy See released Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical in his time as the Roman Pontiff, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), which focuses on the Roman Catholic Church’s position and response to artificial intelligence, comparing this technological shift to the Industrial Revolution.
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced on Friday that it decided to resume theological dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church, following personal assurances from Pope Leo XIV to Coptic Pope Tawadros II regarding the non-blessing of same-sex couples.
Six women filed a civil lawsuit this week accusing leaders of Refuge Church, formerly known as Jonesboro First Assembly of God, and the Assemblies of God denomination of ignoring repeated warnings about a children’s pastor who sexually abused girls over a 15-year period.
A Vatican study group under the Synod on Synodality published its final report on May 5, 2026, marking what advocates described as a historic inclusion of detailed personal testimonies from two Catholic men with same-sex attraction in an official Church document.
A former leader of a controversial “gay cure” ministry was arrested after authorities said he tried to arrange a sexual encounter with a boy he believed was 14 years old, according to police.
J.D. Vance was heckled as protesters respond to his support of conflict in the Middle East, and U.S. support of Israel.
The complaint was filed in 2019, and after an investigation that lasted over a year, no satisfying conclusion was provided and the complainants were instead shut down. After 6 years, they are now seeking answers under the new archbishop and his message of transparency and accountability.
Bishop Robert Barron skipped Holy Week events in his diocese to instead attend a prayer event at the White House with evangelical Christians and the U.S. President where he endorsed questionable statements made by its participants.
Despite his status as the head of the Church of England, and his attention to non-Christian religious occasions, King Charles has decided to not address Christians this year as he had done so since his coronation.
In a latest video, the television evangelist has critics accusing her of using her notoriety in a public office to advanced her views and ministry.
US Senator Ted Cruz doubles down on anti-Catholic views in endorsing an anti-Catholic essay on X.
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