A Catholic priest has been murdered in Bangassou, Central African Republic. One more name on the long list of African martyrs, in a country where the Church has been paying a price in blood for years.
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On June 30, 2026, the National Assembly definitively adopted the law on active assistance in dying. Without an institutional conscience clause, Catholic institutions are on the front line. The time for outrage is over; it is now time for action.
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After Orbán's fall, the new Hungarian majority initiates dismissals in institutions. Brussels welcomes the normalization. For the Hungarian Catholic Church, a period of uncertainty begins.
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For the third time, the National Assembly has adopted the bill establishing a "right to assisted dying." The Archbishop of Paris calls for "abandoning this path." The Catholic Church is entering a phase of institutional resistance that the law now makes necessary.
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On June 30, 2026, Leo XIV promulgated a Motu Proprio reforming the Apostolic Constitution of the Vicariate of Rome. The Church, of which the Pope is directly the bishop, becomes the laboratory of an institutionalized synodal governance. [ENCADRE titre="Key Reforms" contenu="The new structure integrates permanent synodal bodies at all levels of the Vicariate, ensuring broader participation of clergy and laity in decision-making processes."]
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The toll of the June 22-23 massacres in Nigeria's Middle Belt is confirmed: 28 Christians killed. The perpetrators remain at large. International silence persists.
yesterday 9 8
On June 30, 2026, the National Assembly adopted the final text on assisted dying. A historic vote, fragile in its legal foundations, heavy with consequences for the Church and Catholic caregivers.
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Il Giornale argues for the expansion of the Mass of Saint Pius V to ease the FSSPX crisis. Cardinal Bustillo emphasizes that this liturgy is not an attack on unity. Analysis by Abbé Grégoire Masson, two days before the consecrations of Écône.
Jun 29, 2026 10 11
A Catholic nun has been sentenced to eight months in detention by the Burmese military regime. Pierre-Antoine Vasseur reports on the facts and places this persecution within the context of violence against Christian communities since the 2021 coup.
Jun 29, 2026 9 8
On this 29th of June, the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Leo XIV celebrated Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, conferred the pallium on new archbishops, and delivered his Angelus on unity in diversity. Abbot Grégoire Masson summarizes this Roman highlight.
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Solemn vote set for June 30. The Haute Autorité de santé already lists lethal substances. The Little Sisters of the Poor threaten to close their homes. Isabelle de Franclieu analyzes this pivotal week—and what the Church must say and do.
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Following the massacre in Kawel and the abductions in the Middle Belt, the Nigerian Episcopal Conference issued a formal statement on June 27. Pierre-Antoine Vasseur reports on a Church that refuses to remain silent in the face of terror.
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