Catholic immigration advocates are expressing their concern after the Trump administration apparently deported several immigrants without permanent legal status to East Africa — despite a court order restricting the government from deporting people to nations that are not their countries of origin.

Scotland has seen a dramatic rise in abortions involving Down syndrome diagnoses, with government figures showing an 82 percent increase since 2021.

Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in Castel Gandolfo, as well as the former papal summer residence there.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore launched its Mental Health Ministry plan in 2021. During its first phase, nearly 1,000 people were trained in mental health first aid, according to Melissa Freymann, a mental wellness consultant for the archdiocese and a therapist with St. Lucia Counseling.  

As civilian casualties from multiple conflicts have soared, the Holy See’s diplomat to the United Nations has called for a renewed respect for human dignity and international law, along with restrictions in armaments and a commitment to end the scourge of war.