The U.S. Senate passed a national defense spending bill for fiscal year 2024 shortly before their August recess without language in the Republican-led House’s version of the bill barring abortion or coverage for gender transitions.

The U.S. bishops have recognized three pro-life advocates for their longtime efforts by presenting them with People of Life awards.

Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida traded barbs with a national pro-life group July 31 over comments he made on enacting abortion policy at the federal level.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill moving the official observance of Christmas Day to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, when Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church mark the holiday.

Theology on Tap is now popular enough in Indianapolis that it has outgrown each bar or restaurant where it has taken place.

Catholic bishops and priests stress that the youth from Africa, where Christianity is on the upsurge, are the “now” and the “future” of the global church.

Destroying grain is a “grave offense to God,” Pope Francis said, appealing to authorities in Russia as “my brothers” and urging them to resume cooperating with a United Nations’ initiative to guarantee the safe transport of grain out of Ukraine.

Priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have called for breaking ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, following a Russian attack on Odesa that destroyed a historic cathedral while killing two and injuring at least 22, including four children.

Jessica Smith’s kids, ages 16 to 22, will be among the 400,000 registered young adults and as many as 2 million general pilgrims anticipated to attend World Youth Day this year with Pope Francis.

Some 20 Jewish and Christian scholars began a three-month hybrid course in mid-July at the Vatican Library to dig into more than 1,000 years of teachings contained in more than 800 ancient Hebrew manuscripts from the 9th to 16th centuries housed in its collections.