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After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stopped requiring in-person visits for chemical abortions, abortion drugs became more dangerous for women, per an Ethics and Public Policy Center report. [...]

The potential closing of the abbey is a sign of the times and the state of the Church in some areas of the world. [...]

Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako’s resignation leaves the Chaldean patriarchal see vacant and raises questions about how his successor will be chosen. [...]

On March 11, 2026, Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan, Iran, who arrived in Rome after leaving Iran the previous week. After staying in the Iranian capital for nearly a week despite Israeli and American strikes, the Belgian Conventual Franciscan was evacuated alongside Italian embassy staff. In the Vatican, a source Read More…

Cardinal evacuated from Tehran gives Pope Leo 1st-hand report

From March 8–14, religious sisters are celebrated during the annual Catholic Sisters Week. [...]

Pro-life students are demonstrating against the “Repro Fund,” a program that uses mandatory student fees to finance abortions. [...]

The government of Nicaragua has imposed a new restriction on the Catholic Church, prohibiting priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses whose bishops have been forced into exile. The measure affects the Dioceses of Jinotega, Siuna, Matagalpa, and Estelí and marks another escalation in the ongoing confrontation between the regime and the Church. As read Read More…

Nicaragua prohibits priestly and diaconal ordinations

On March 10, 2026, Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphaël Sako. According to a message posted on the Chaldean Patriarchate’s website, he stepped down due to his age. Given that this criterion is not mandatory in the tradition of the Eastern Churches, the Iraqi cardinal’s resignation, in the midst of Read More…

Iraq: Cardinal Sako retires as Patriarch of the Chaldean Church

A marble bust of Christ that has stood quietly inside a Roman basilica for centuries has now been re-attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti, shedding new light on how the Renaissance master’s works circulated after his death. The sculpture, depicting Christ the Saviour, is housed in the Basilica of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura along the historic Via Read More…

Michelangelo rediscovered in a Roman basilica

The Chaldean Catholic Church is often mentioned in news reports about the Christians who live in countries such as Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon, where its members have a historical presence. It’s also present in other parts of the world where Chaldean Catholics have emigrated and made their homes. Consequently, during these days when there is Read More…

What is the Chaldean Church? Are they Catholics?