The planned consecration of new bishops by the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X would be considered "a schismatic act," the head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office said.

Ten years after his installation on the feast of Our Lady of Fátima, Archbishop Hebda is releasing his newest pastoral letter, titled “Only One Thing Is Necessary,” to families.

A recent child abuse scandal that led to the closure of an Islamic boarding school and the arrest of its head cleric is a wake-up call for Christians to tighten monitoring and introduce reforms in their schools, Church leaders in Asia said.

Ahead of the July 4 expiration of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provision that eliminated Medicaid funds to health providers who also perform abortions, the U.S. bishops' pro-life chairman expressed support for legislation that would block federal Title X family-planning grants and funds from going to those entities.