"I feel a special responsibility to speak up clearly for the Church’s teaching and vision at this moment," the bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, said.

The appeal comes as Pope Leo XIV dedicated his May prayer intention to ensuring “that everyone might have food.”

Courage International said the Holy See's synodal report constituted "calumny" against the 45-year-old Church apostolate.

“The government can’t target counselors for their views and can’t force people to say things that go against their core convictions,” ADF attorney Jonathan Scruggs said.

African bishops highlighted the pope's trip to Africa as a defining moment of his ministry as well as the pontiff's emphasis on dialogue, reconciliation, missionary outreach, justice, and peace.

In Spain, only about 8 million of the country’s 45 million inhabitants attend Mass regularly on Sundays.

The Holy Father marked the first anniversary of his pontificate on May 8 by visiting the historic cities in southern Italy.

Pope Leo XIV traveled around 150 miles south of Rome to the Italian cities of Pompei and Naples on the first anniversary of his election.

An archdiocesan investigation in 2018 claimed Bishop Michael Bransfield engaged in multiple instances of sexual harassment and financial malfeasance of diocesan funds.

Christians in southern Lebanon have paid a heavy price in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel but have been sustained through the support of Catholic organizations and initiatives.