According to biblical texts and the tradition of the Catholic Church, widows have a place of privilege and special care in the Judeo-Christian tradition.

A Lahore court cited insufficient evidence in clearing Nadeem Masih, a blind Catholic who spent nearly 10 months in jail on a blasphemy charge carrying a mandatory death penalty.

The chaplaincy is being formed to help serve those attached to the Traditional Latin Mass, but does not change any policies, according to the diocese.

The Senate is considering a House-passed bill that would designate Haiti for temporary protected status until 2029.

Catholics are invited to pray, reflect, and act on religious discrimination, education, immigration enforcement, Africa, gender ideology, political and anti-religious violence, and Nicaragua.

The bill's author, Milagros Jáuregui de Aguayo, said the family is "the most important pillar of our society. Defending it means building a Peru with greater unity, solidarity, and hope."

Oregon's Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists tied its decision to the 2026 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that states cannot silence therapists' personal or professional viewpoints.

De la Espriella, elected by a slim margin, called on the country to put division aside and pledged to be the president of all Colombians, including those who did not vote for him.

Brussels says the pope's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas echoes values already written into Europe's tech laws, even as Parliament moves to ease parts of the AI Act.

The bishop said he prays for a permanent peace between the U.S. and Iran and hopes to see more progress toward long-term peace in Lebanon.