Catholic Priest Anthony Odiong convicted of sexual abuse of woman under his spiritual care
A Texas jury convicted Nigerian-born Catholic priest Fr. Anthony Odiong on May 29, 2026, of felony sexual assault charges for exploiting his position to engage in sexual relationships with vulnerable women he counselled spiritually.
Roman Catholic priests in decline; Byzantine Catholics suppressed in Lukashenko’s Belarus
Archbishop Iosif Staneuski of Minsk-Mohilev, president of the Belarusian Catholic bishops’ conference, highlighted a growing shortage of Catholic priests that threatened pastoral care across the country, particularly in its eastern dioceses.
A majority of U.S. adults have heard their pastor speak on at least one political or social issue in recent months
A majority of U.S. adults who regularly attended religious services reported that their clergy addressed at least one political or social issue in recent months, according to a Pew Research Center survey released in late May 2026.
Catholic Church leaders hold Reparation Mass, ask for forgiveness from local indigenous farmers
On May 23, 2026, cardinals, bishops, and Vatican delegates knelt before indigenous Tallán farmers in a powerful Mass of reparation at the Church of St. John the Baptist in Catacaos, in Peru’s northwestern Piura region.