US & Canada

Catholic bishops in Ohio have released a statement in preparation for America's 250th anniversary and as Haitians in Ohio await a Supreme Court ruling on their Temporary Protection Status. They wrote: "We reflect upon the promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and to worship God free from government intervention. We take seriously the truth that our rights come from God and recog... Read More

This year, 2026, marks the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Martyrs Shrine in Midland, Ontario, Canada. It also marks the 400th anniversary since Jesuit Father Jean de Brebeuf landed in Huronia, the Land of the Hurons (now the Wendat First Nation) in 1626, to establish a mission. Over the next 23 years they learnt the local languages, studied the local history and culture and made many con... Read More

As the United States saw a sharp rise in executions of people on death row in 2025, the Executive Director of Catholic Mobilizing Network calls for US Catholics to uphold the Church's teaching on human dignity, from conception to natural death. In 2025, US states executed 47 men and women on death row, more than double the average number of executions over the past 10 years. "This is a marked, tra... Read More

US Catholic bishops from the dioceses of Tucson, Phoenix, Santa Fe, El Paso, among others, will be holding Border Mass 250, a binational gathering of faith, solidarity, and recognition of the contributions of immigrants in the context of the 250th anniversary of the United States at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 272 N Rodriguez St, Nogalez, Arizona, on Friday, 26 June. Border Mass 250 will foc... Read More

On June 11, 2026, as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the US bishops (USCCB) will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Catholics around the country are encouraged to join the bishops in celebrating the consecration of their nation to the Sacred Heart. The act of consecration initiative will be celeb... Read More

Pax Christi USA report that across the country, people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention have launched hunger and labour strikes, bravely putting their lives on the line to demand their freedom and protest the horrendous and inhumane conditions they are subjected to in detention. At Delaney Hall in New Jersey, the labour and hunger strike began in response to people being deni... Read More

A growing coalition of faith-based and institutional investors and leaders is calling on shareholders of Palantir Technologies Inc. (Palantir) to vote FOR Proposal 5 at the Company's June 3, 2026, Annual General Meeting. The proposal, filed by Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace (CSJP), supported by Investor Advocates for Social Justice (IASJ), other shareholders, and a broad coaliti... Read More

Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) and Priests Against Genocide (PAG) have jointly sent a letter to the 150 Catholic members of the United States Congress, urging them to take immediate action to protect the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank. The letter, signed by leading physicians and Catholic clergy, calls on lawmakers to end the blockade on Gaza, suspend weapons transfers to Israel, and... Read More

The Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, in the United States, has announced plans to build a shrine to Venerable Father Augustine Tolton, whose story of overcoming racial discrimination and divisions in his time continues to be a source of inspiration to promote peace and unity. Venerable Father Augustine Tolton - the first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States - was a much-loved pas... Read More

Cardinal Blase J Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, has been awarded the Catholic Theological Union's 'Blessed are the Peacemakers' award. In a speech at the prize ceremony on Wednesday evening, the Cardinal quoted Pope Leo XIV's homily for Palm Sunday this year, in which he said that Jesus "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them." It is unfortunate, the Cardinal noted,... Read More

King Charles told a joint session of the US Congress on Tuesday that his Christian faith was his "firm anchor and daily inspiration"; how he was committed to interfaith understanding and prayed for peace to prevail over war through a generosity of spirit. Marking the 250th anniversary of American independence with a four-day state visit, he also underlined his faith in a rules-based international ... Read More

Englewood Cliffs NJ: The Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace (CSJP) is expressing profound disappointment following the Palantir Board of Directors' decision to actively oppose a critical shareholder resolution on human rights. While the sisters welcome the inclusion of the proposal, in the 2026 proxy statement (Proposal 5), they are deeply troubled that the company's leadership has ... Read More

President Trump's recent attacks on Pope Leo have produced widespread popular support for the first American pope. But they have also given right-wing Catholics a serious case of ambivalence. And with good reason. For the last several decades, the US bishops have instructed the laity to focus on abortion as the 'pre-eminent priority' of Catholic morality, often to the neglect of other pressing soc... Read More

The Supreme Knight of Columbus Patrick Kelly has published the following statement: In recent days, many Catholics and other people of goodwill have been deeply disappointed by the disparaging comments directed at Pope Leo XIV by the President of the United States. The Successor of Saint Peter is not a politician - he is the Vicar of Christ, entrusted with proclaiming the Gospel and shepherding so... Read More