The settlement was hailed as a “tipping point and a turning point” regarding allegations of abuse in the archdiocese.

The Catholic objectors will be shielded from the law while a federal lawsuit plays out against the state policy.

Catholic activist Jimmy Lai’s daughter enters treatment for cancer, Iraq to build largest Marian shrine, canonization cause opens for Belfast priests, and more in this week’s world news roundup.

Christendom College professor John Cuddeback spoke to EWTN News about his new book “The Intentional Household: Living as if People Matter,” and treating our homes as places of human flourishing.

Director Benjamin Tanaka, executive producer Gabriel Patrick, and composer Ethan Hsu call the project “The Francis Chronicles.”

Technology innovators said the faithful must harness AI for human dignity.

The artwork, which bears the unmistakable hallmarks of Rupnik’s style, completes the shrine’s “Biblical Journey” project, which covers its four façades with mosaics depicting biblical scenes.

Ilva Myriam Hoyos Castañeda is a former adviser to the Pontifical Council for the Family.

The surrogate mother says the biological parents previously pressured her to abort the child and hold full medical authority under a lower‑court order, prompting her emergency appeal.

Speakers at a Georgetown University event said Magnifica Humanitas offers moral guidance without policy steps, and the nuncio noted rising concern that debates over AI need a moral voice.