Pope Francis is expected to visit the Congo July 2-5.

Bishop Mellino said the pope’s reform of the Roman Curia underlines the importance of bishops’ conferences, particularly in fostering communion among the bishops themselves and with the pope.

Marcos is on the verge of winning the Philippine presidential election by a landslide, according to preliminary and unofficial results, potentially returning the Marcos dynasty to the Malacañang Palace 36 years after the family fled a mass uprising

In view of the canonization ceremony, the Congregation for Saints’ Causes has published a brief biography of each of the 10 new saints and information about the miracle attributed to their intercession needed for their canonizations.

Los funcionarios de la administración de Joe Biden emitieron una declaración contra actos violentos el 9 de mayo, después de protestas frente a las casas de dos jueces de la Corte Suprema en el área de Washington, así como vandalismo y una serie de disturbios dirigidos a lugares donde se encuentran organizaciones que se oponen al aborto. Algunos de ellos incluyen iglesias católicas.

Sor María Agustina Rivas López, quien fue asesinada por terroristas durante la violencia política en Perú, fue beatificada el 7 de mayo durante una liturgia en la misma plaza donde murió a tiros en 1990.

Biden administration officials issued a statement against violence May 9 following protests outside the homes of two Supreme Court justices in the Washington area as well as a spate of vandalism and disruptions targeting locales of groups that oppose abortion.

The Supreme Court ruled May 2 that Boston City Hall must let a Christian group fly its flag over city hall.