Iran war rhetoric puts Shiite Muslims in the US at risk, advocates say

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Catholic power broker in Italy’s culture wars, dies at 95

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A close ally of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, Ruini led the Italian bishops through some of the country’s fiercest battles over secularism, bioethics and the church’s role in public life.

A deeper look at Pope Leo's encyclical: Catholic social teaching's purpose in AI age

(RNS) — The Catholic Church wants everyone to participate in a conversation about the direction of digital technology and artificial intelligence, the pope explains in introducing his first encyclical.

A Russian barrage in Ukraine kills 11 and damages a landmark cathedral

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a statement, UNESCO condemned the attack, which it said reportedly caused significant damage to the exterior and interior of the Dormition Cathedral.

JD Vance writes of journey to Catholicism in 'Communion,' his first book since 'Hillbilly Elegy'

(AP) — Vice President JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism whose faith has been central to his adult life, writes about his religious journey in a new book that could ultimately serve as a sort of origin story for a future presidential campaign.

The 700-year-old St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague inaugurates a new organ

PRAGUE (AP) — The renowned German organ builder has constructed almost 140 organs and reconstructed more than 90 historical instruments in many countries.