Filipino bishop calls out government corruption, anti-trafficking leaders meet in Thailand, Australian bishops call for prayers for sea mariners, and more in this week's Catholic world news roundup.

The Diocese of Nkongsamba gave thanks for the release of Father John Bosco Bihkong and Brothers Sylvester Sewong and Marie Rodrigue, who were kidnapped on June 27.

Society of St. Pius X bishops Galarreta and Fellay have been excommunicated twice: by Pope John Paul II in 1988 and again on July 2 for the canonical offense of schism.

The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is a traditionalist group that is not in full communion with the Catholic Church and has a canonically irregular status.

Catholic leaders from Poland and Ukraine issued a rare joint appeal for reconciliation, urging forgiveness, peace, and Christian unity amid rising historical and political tensions.

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu reflected on the importance of communicating the truth in a digital age of trends.

Only about 80 miles from Tunisia, Lampedusa is a main gateway for Africans escaping poverty and violence to enter the continent of Europe.

A new study released by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa challenges long-held assumptions about the drivers of violence in Nigeria and the religious identity of its victims.

Charlène Bernard says pressure from her partner and health professionals ended in an abortion she never wanted. Now she is asking the EU to support women who want to keep their babies.

The Dicastery for Communication released a documentary on July 1 about the then-Robert Prevost’s two decades in the Eternal City.