Ecuadorian priest dies after crucifix falls on him during livestreamed Holy Mass in Guayas
A Roman Catholic priest died Saturday after a large wooden crucifix fell from the wall and struck him while he celebrated Mass at a church in this coastal city, an incident captured on a live stream and later confirmed by church officials.
Catholic schools in England and Wales are teaching children on how to obtain abortions, Pro-Life advocate alleges
Most Catholic schools in England and Wales are promoting information on how pupils could obtain confidential access to abortion and contraception, according to a claim published in early October 2026 by John Smeaton, a longtime pro-life campaigner.
Catholic priest kidnapped in Benue in latest incident of Christian persecution in Nigeria
Fr. John Inalegwu Otache, parish priest of St. Margaret’s Parish (Sainte-Marguerite) in Ajegbe-Awume, Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, was kidnapped on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, while returning home from Otukpo.
Chicago Archbishop faces new lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse at former South Side parish
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago faces a new wave of civil lawsuits as of October 2026 that alleged priests sexually abused more than 100 African-American children over more than three decades at the former Holy Angels Parish in Bronzeville.
Everett Public Schools agrees to apologize and pay $275,000 to settle lawsuit on discrimination towards Bible education program
Everett Public Schools agreed in mid-October 2026 to publicly apologize, revise its policies, provide religious liberty training to board members, and pay $275,000 in attorney’s fees to settle a federal lawsuit over its treatment of an off-campus Bible education program.