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Archdiocese of Baltimore files new proposed plan for Chapter 11 reorganization

by Christopher Gunty

The Archdiocese of Baltimore submitted a proposed plan for reorganization May 15 in an effort to complete its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.

Pope Leo XIV to publish encyclical on artificial intelligence May 25
What is an encyclical, exactly?
San Diego mosque shooting an ‘attack on the sacred dignity of all human life,’ says bishop
Parish scarred by clergy abuse creates memorial for survivors
Archbishop Broglio highlights faith, service at annual memorial Mass for Catholic war dead
Pope Leo XIV thanks Catholic Extension Society for supporting poor US dioceses

U.S. Church

Global executions surge to highest recorded figure in 44 years, Amnesty International report says

by Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The number of executions around the globe in 2025 surged to the highest recorded figure in 44 years, a new Amnesty International report said. The …

Washington Roundup: Trump-Xi summit yields little for Lai; hospice Medicare moratorium

Benedictine College denounces antisemitic flyers after Catholic-Jewish relations conference

Study: Mass deportation has ‘chilling’ effect on labor market for immigrant, US-citizen workers

America 250 occasion to reflect on equality as a God-given right, Bishop Barron says

With Jesus’ command ‘Follow me’ as theme, Canada’s National March for Life draws thousands

World

Bolivia’s bishops urge ‘humanitarian pauses’ as protests collapse country

by David Agren

The Bolivian bishops’ conference called for talks “to avoid that tensions continue rising,” as protesters demand the president’s ouster and blockades have caused shortages and been blamed for …

AI cannot replace humanity, conscience, truth, Irish archbishop says
Police recover beloved saint’s relic taken in brazen theft that shocked Czech Catholics
UK diocese opens Pedro Ballester’s sainthood cause
Haitian bishop sees ‘signs of God’s tenderness’ amid ongoing recovery from serious burns
Catholics await word on Jimmy Lai as Trump meets Xi in Beijing

Brazilian nun drowns while trying to save fellow sister in Sicily

45 years on, attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history

Pope remembers attempt on St. John Paul, calls Mary the Church’s ‘perfect model’

Vatican

Pope Leo to visit France in September

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Opinion

Voting rights: A people of hope in the long journey toward justice

by Bishop Daniel E. Garcia

Young men are struggling to find purpose and vocation

by Vicente Del Real

Catholicism in the Lower South: Thriving communities built on French and Spanish foundations

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Reviews

Obsession

by John Mulderig
St. Francis of Assisi in film
‘House of David’ star opens up about Catholic conversion as new season premieres
Looking for a Holy Week read? Updated book explores ‘What Christ Suffered’
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