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Louis Pasteur, the Catholic Scientist Who Changed the World
Posted on 07/9/2026 17:52 PM (The Daily Register)
Southern Dioceses Confront the Challenges of Rapid Catholic Growth
Posted on 07/9/2026 16:38 PM (The Daily Register)
Report Projects U.S. Population Decline As Birth Rates Remain Low
Posted on 07/9/2026 11:45 AM (The Daily Register)
Canonization Cause for Mother Angelica’s Spiritual Mentor, Rhoda Wise, Reaches Next Step
Posted on 07/9/2026 11:42 AM (The Daily Register)
Ukrainian Catholic bishops from around the world meet to discuss challenges (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
Posted on 07/9/2026 07:07 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
At the July 6 gathering, bishops who minister in Ukraine discussed the challenges that stem from the Russian invasion. Bishops elsewhere in Europe discussed “integrating newcomers into parish life, providing pastoral care in their new communities, maintaining Ukrainian identity, and educating the younger generation,” while North and South American bishops highlighted “secularization, assimilation, a shortage of vocations, and the need to reconsider pastoral models.”
Pakistani Catholic dies in prison after blasphemy accusation; archbishop hails his faith (Fides)
Posted on 07/9/2026 07:07 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Fides, the news agency of the Pontifical Mission Societies, reported that the allegation against Amir Peter, the brother of a parish priest, was false.
“Amir Peter remained steadfast in his faith until the end,” Archbishop Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap., of Lahore preached at Peter’s funeral Mass. “He lived his entire life according to the values of the Gospel and remained faithful to the Church. His witness of fidelity to God is an example for his children and for all of us.”
Oslo bishop to open Sigrid Undset canonization cause (Pillar)
Posted on 07/9/2026 05:07 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Bishop Hansen said that Undset “lived a faithful Christian life in a world of turmoil. She stood firm in the Catholic faith. She challenged Nazism and strove for Norwegian freedom.”
Undset, a convert to Catholicism, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Best known for the trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter, she also wrote lives of saints.
Nuncio urges Philippine bishops, faithful to advocate for right to life, combat corruption (CBCP News)
Posted on 07/9/2026 05:07 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“We need a society that works to eliminate corruption, sin, crime, discrimination, and all those things that weigh us down and degrade our earthly dreams,” Archbishop Charles Brown said during a July 8 homily in Ozamiz Cathedral, as the nation’s bishops gathered for their summer meeting, and the faithful witnessed the crowning of an 18th-century Marian image, the Blessed Virgin of the Fort.
Soaring number of priests in Africa, Southeast Asia amid declines in Europe, North America (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))
Posted on 07/9/2026 05:07 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
In Africa, however, the number of priests soared by 35.8% between 2013 and 2024, and in Southeast Asia, the number of priests increased by 23.2%. In contrast, the number of priests in Europe declined by 17.2%, and the number of priests in North America (classified as the United States and Canada) declined by 14.2%.
In 2024, Europe had 20.2% of the world’s Catholic population, 37.5% of the world’s priests, and only 11.7% of the world’s major seminarians. Africa, with 20.3% of the world’s Catholics, had 13.9% of the world’s priests, but 34.5% of the world’s major seminarians.
Vatican diplomat calls for 'robust governance' of AI (Holy See Mission)
Posted on 07/9/2026 05:07 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Robust governance is “a prerequisite for ensuring that technological progress is meaningfully oriented towards a broader horizon, at the service of all humanity, while respecting the inalienable God-given dignity of all persons and the common good,” Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, said on July 7.
“Good governance requires the responsible use of AI, in a way that does not involve outsourcing or surrendering responsibility to an algorithm,” the prelate added. “Therefore, every critical choice made by an automated system must be subject to human oversight.”