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Trump and Iran reach tentative deal to end war, but obstacles to peace remain

by Kate Scanlon

After President Donald Trump, Pakistani mediators, and Iranian officials said a framework has been reached for a deal to end the war in Iran, a Catholic expert in …

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
‘Communion’: JD Vance’s spiritual memoir released as 2028 race heats up
Deacons say encouragement from family, clergy plays decisive role in answering vocational call
Illinois diocese, pregnancy center appeal for right to hire in line with pro-life beliefs

U.S. Church

With focus on Sacred Heart, bishops make moves to strengthen Church’s mission at spring assembly

by Peter Jesserer Smith

The plenary was animated by the bishops’ consecration of the U.S. to the Sacred Heart of Jesus during a June 11 Mass at an Orlando Marian basilica shrine.

Bishops’ spring public meeting culminates with charter vote, consecration to Sacred Heart

Bishops consecrate United States to Sacred Heart of Jesus

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Baltimore leg pays tribute to US founders, first cathedral

Religious liberty ‘the cornerstone of any just society,’ Pope Leo says in message to Becket gala

Child protection charter an ‘ongoing project’ committed to justice, say USCCB leaders

World

World Cup kicks off amid passion, protests in Mexico

by David Agren

“Sport should not be a distraction” from injustices but rather an “opportunity to put our differences at the service of justice, truth, and peace.”

Catholic, Orthodox leaders condemn Russian attack on Kyiv cathedral
Jérôme Lejeune’s legacy endures as France celebrates 100th birthday of the geneticist
Church leaders to G7 leaders: Place the human person ‘at the heart’ of governance
At Tenerife, Pope Leo urges traffickers to stop and repent, or face divine justice
Tower of Jesus Christ inauguration: How Sagrada Família’s breathtaking spectacle came to life

Pope Leo XIV’s France visit takes shape with stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz

Northern Ireland: Bishop denounces rioters stoking ‘flames of racism’ in Belfast

‘Peace cannot be attained without mercy,’ Pope Leo tells global congress in Lithuania’s capital

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV approves new statutes for child protection commission

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

Why the bishops are consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

by Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski

Pope Leo’s first encyclical

by Michael R. Heinlein

Pope Leo XIV declares the digital age a mission field in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

by Ines San Martin

Reviews

Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End

by John Mulderig
Obsession
The Sheep Detectives
St. Francis of Assisi in film
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