Breakaway Catholic group rejects Vatican talks, indicating collision course for pope

As World Cup begins, Pope Leo says soccer teaches us to 'pass the ball,' 'walk together'

BARCELONA (RNS) – Pope Leo XIV said he started appreciating soccer as a bishop in Peru. On the papal plane to Spain, he weighed in on one of the most heated rivalries in soccer, Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona, saying 'the pope is for all teams, but Prevost is for Real Madrid.'

Dr. David Latimore named executive director of Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

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Willy Rice, Florida pastor and abuse crisis skeptic, elected SBC president

(RNS) — Rice’s win is a triumph for critics who argue that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has lost its way in recent years.

After DOGE cuts, State Department awards $240M to Catholic international aid group

(RNS) — Before last year’s USAID cuts, federal funding supported about half of CRS’ $1.5 billion budget, making the new grant a fraction of the support the agency once received from the government.

Pope Leo says culture of ‘profit and performance’ is hurting young people’s mental health

(RNS) — The pope, speaking at a youth vigil in Barcelona, warned Catholics not to spiritualize pain in ways that silence those who suffer.