Pope Leo, come to Silicon Valley

ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The nun is part of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy and volunteered as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, according to Brenda Riojas, a spokesperson for the Diocese of Brownsville.

Four key takeaways from Trump's Religious Liberty Commission Report

(RNS) — The advisory commission’s 224-page draft report includes some controversial recommendations.

Leo urges SSPX to 'turn back' as breakaway traditionalists plan bishop consecrations

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is urging the Society of St. Pius X to abandon plans to consecrate new bishops without papal approval, a move the Vatican warns would constitute a schismatic act. The showdown could end nearly two decades of cautious rapprochement between Rome and the traditionalist society, which has long occupied a liminal space between communion and rupture.

Teaching Bible in public schools is not a good idea

(RNS) — Texas is calling for Bible passages to be part of the curriculum. Sure. Bring on Song of Songs!

Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57-68 million deficit

ROME (AP) — In churches around the world, Masses on the June 29 feast day often include a special collection for Peter’s Pence, a fund which both underwrites the operations of the central government of the Catholic Church and pays for the pope’s personal acts of charity.