St. James the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

A Chicago-based Catholic and Christian advocacy group said it has struck a deal allowing “daily pastoral visits” to a federal immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois.

Fifty‑four people have died in ICE custody since the start of fiscal 2025.

The bishops' conference is set to hold its 2026 Spring Plenary Assembly in Orlando on June 10–12.

Speaking to a group of young people soon to be confirmed, Pope Leo XIV encouraged perseverance in the faith and emphasized that faith is lived in community, not in isolation.

The vast majority of the settlement would come from insurance contributions, according to a filing from the archdiocese.

A Latin Patriarchate official said Israel declined to renew Father Louis Salman’s visa after Facebook posts were deemed “incitement,” forcing the Jordanian priest to leave his ministry near Bethlehem.

The Islamic Center said it had lost "three pillars of our community," two men and a security guard, who "put themselves on the line for our [mosque] and our community."

Relatives and former novices gathered in northeast India to honor two priests and a brother killed by militants in 2001 — even as fresh ethnic violence roils the region.

The pope met with the chief bishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Cilicia headquartered in Lebanon, emphasizing his concern for that country and the role of ecumenism for Christian unity.

Two recent incidents brought attention to the desecration of Christian symbols in Lebanon — one involving an image of an Israeli soldier placing a cigarette in the mouth of a Virgin Mary statue.