On Saturday, May 30, 2026, Pope Leo XIV presided over a worldwide Rosary for Peace from the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens, drawing Catholics together in a unified call for an end to global conflicts as the Church concluded its traditional month of Marian devotion.
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.
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 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.
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.
On May 23, 2026, the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina ordained and consecrated Sarah K. Fisher as its ninth bishop at the Riverfront Convention Center. Fisher, who is openly lesbian and married to the Mandy Brady, became the first woman in a same-sex relationship to lead an Episcopal diocese in the southern United States.
The Archdiocese of Salzburg came under renewed criticism in late May 2026 after it confirmed plans to host a full-day training workshop titled “Queer People in Our Parishes” in early June, marking the second consecutive year for the event.
The University of Notre Dame on May 28, 2026, released the findings of an external investigation that confirmed instances of sexual abuse and a pattern of predatory behavior by Father Thomas King, C.S.C., during his 17-year tenure as rector of Zahm Hall from 1980 to 1997.
Poland’s lower house of parliament passed legislation on Friday that would extend significant legal protections to unmarried cohabiting couples, marking the first formal recognition of same-sex partnerships in the country’s history.
Catholic clergy in France voiced strong opposition Thursday to a controversial legislative proposal set for debate in the National Assembly on Monday, June 1.
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