On June 30, the pontiff appointed Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster to temporarily replace Bishop David Oakley, charged with sexual abuse.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is taking place from June 11 to July 19 in cities across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Sister Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, is the third woman in history to be nominated to lead a Vatican dicastery.

A conference addressed the subject of quantum gravity with regard to the incompatibility of quantum mechanics with general relativity, presenting a challenge for researchers to propose solutions.

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin, will host an exhibit July 1–9 honoring holy men and women from the United States.

The pontiff appealed to the traditionalist group to call off their planned episcopal consecrations — but their leader's reply made it clear they would go ahead.

Abelardo De la Espriella visited the shrines of El Moro, Our Lady of the Remedies, and St. Peter Claver, and the Lord of Miracles minor basilica in a thanksgiving tour after winning the presidency.

“People in some areas feel invisible to the government, to the aid efforts,” Father Edgar Magallanes, SJ, national director of Jesuit Relief Services Venezuela, said. “But we’re working on it.”

The parents argue that their right to direct the upbringing of their children is in jeopardy. The state continues to defend the law.

The proposed settlement will "resolve all lawsuits" regarding child sex abuse involving archdiocesan officials, the prelate said in a press release.