International News

A deadly mass shooting took place the morning of Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day during an all-school Mass at the adjacent Annunciation Catholic Church.

Cameroonian Bishop Sosthène Bayemi of Obala is facing accusations of alleged sexual misconduct following the circulation of a video on social media.

Days after the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem expressed hope that "hearts can change even in the Holy Land," at least 20 people—including five journalists—have been reported killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, located in southern Gaza.

Colombia's bishops expressed their outrage after at least 18 people died and more than 40 were injured after two attacks in Colombia attributed to different dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla group.

A tourist itinerary connecting dozens of landmarks associated with Pope Leo XIV's decades-long mission in Peru was launched in July by the South American country's government, in a joint effort with the Church and the tourism industry to draw national and international visitors.

Ukrainian religious leaders have rejected demands for Russia's Orthodox Church and language to be guaranteed official status in their country, although a Catholic bishop also warned against a threatened crackdown on Orthodox communities.

While noting there “will be many steps and many obstacles” on the path to peace, Fr. Andrew Onuferko said the Aug. 18 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House offers a “glimmer of hope” that an end to the warfare between Russia and Ukraine could be on the horizon.

At the start of final submissions in his landmark trial, Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was provided with medication and a heart monitor Aug. 18, after health concerns had delayed proceedings the previous week.

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a delegation of European leaders Aug. 18 following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin a few days prior as he seeks a resolution to Russia's war in Ukraine.

The Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has ultimately failed to address the "fundamental moral and geopolitical questions" of Russia's multiyear war on Ukraine, said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.