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While comparison has been made to the 2019 fire that devastated Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Cordoba's Mayor José María Bellido said on television that "the monument is saved."

The Archdiocese of Newark has settled two claims of sexual abuse against retired Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, dating back more than 50 years — when he was a priest in Jersey City — the lawyer for the plaintiffs announced on Aug. 6.

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Catholic Church must renew its commitment to nonviolence, disarmament and lasting peace, said U.S. prelates attending commemoration events in Japan.

Ahead of his third "Pilgrimage of Peace" to Japan to mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, Archbishop John Wester spoke with OSV News about the current state of nuclear risk, and efforts to disarm the world of nuclear weapons.

Bishop Mark E. Brennan urged people of his state to "affirm the humanity of all immigrants." He also called on every person to "pray for the courage to do the right thing," including those tasked with carrying out the nation's laws.

A Catholic monastery built in Nagasaki by a future martyr and saint survived and to this day brings a Franciscan message of peace to a place that could easily plunge into hatred and despair.

Burch, who lives in a Chicago suburb, is a co-founder of CatholicVote, a political organization that backed Trump for president.

"The Nicaraguan Church, even amidst adversities, has stood by those who suffer the most: the poor, the exiled, and those who have been victims of injustice," Bishop Silvio Jose Báez Ortega said.

The court order resolved a misdemeanor battery charge that was brought against Fr. Carlos Martins, following an incident during a relic exposition held in November 2024 at a parish in Joliet, Illinois.

Catholic Relief Services and its on-the-ground partners have managed to deliver aid to 1.7 million people in Gaza since 2023, according to new data.

As violence and starvation deepen in Gaza, the pastor of the area's only Catholic Church told a pontifical charity, "We remain in the hands of the Lord."

The platform allows both individuals and groups to offset some of their carbon footprint, encouraging lifestyle changes among members.

The 60-year-old diocesan priest allegedly struck the 68-year-old victim with an axe and set him on fire following a dispute over a property donation deal.

The professors have raised concerns about what they say was confusion and ambiguity caused by some of the late pope's actions and writings.

An Israel Defense Forces investigation concluded that the strike on the Holy Family Parish compound on July 17 was the result of an accidental mortar round that veered off course during "operational activity" by IDF troops in the area of Gaza City, the IDF said in a July 23 statement.

The Trump administration on July 22 said the United States would withdraw from the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO, a group that has partnered with the Holy See on human development and cultural heritage projects.

In Bangladesh, grief and shock gripped the capital, Dhaka, after a military jet crashed into Milestone School and College on July 21, killing at least 31 and injuring more than 170.

On July 19, a spokesperson for the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, Fr. Diarmuid Hogan, announced in a statement that the remains of the disgraced bishop had been removed after a "significant consensus emerged around the unique role of a Cathedral as a place of unity rather than division, healing rather than hurt and peace rather than disquiet."

The cardinal shared his thoughts as part of the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, held at the University of Chicago July 14-16. The three-day gathering saw some 20 Nobel laureates and 60 nuclear experts convene to discuss policy recommendations for mitigating the threat of nuclear war.