Belgium Catholic university criticized for allowing Quranic verses to be chanted at Holy Mass
A passage from the Quran was chanted in Arabic during the opening Mass of the 2026–27 academic year at KU Leuven on Sept. 16, 2026.
83-year old Christian woman murdered as she was forcibly euthanized against her will, family alleges
An 83-year-old Christian woman was murdered at an Ontario long-term care home on July 10, 2026, after her family said she had previously refused euthanasia and did not give a clear final verbal confirmation that morning or consent.
32-year old male charged for allegedly threatening to kill staff at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
A 32-year-old man from Ste. Genevieve was charged last week after prosecutors said he posted TikTok videos threatening to kill everyone at the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Catholic priest shot dead in Mexico; bishops demand inquiry as faithful seek justice
The body of the Rev. Román de la Cruz Hernández, the 48-year-old pastor of Santa Cruz parish in Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo, was found on the morning of Sept. 15, 2026, along a rural stretch of the Tolago–Tetlapaya highway at the boundary of Lolotla and Tlanchinol. He had been shot multiple times. The discovery came as Mexico marked Independence Day observances.
Eastern Catholic priest unharmed after attempted knife attack during divine liturgy in Ukraine
A man stormed a Sunday morning liturgy and attempted to attack a Catholic priest with a knife at a church in western Ukraine on September 20th, but parishioners quickly subdued him and the priest escaped unharmed.