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The Christian Brothers obtained a moratorium on abuse survivor lawsuits while keeping nine convicted child abusers as members, citing Gospel obligations to support those in need and monitor offenders within the congregation.
The US and Iran exchanged strikes on military and infrastructure targets as their conflict intensified over control of the Strait of Hormuz, with no clear end to the war that began over four months ago.
France commemorated the Vel d’Hiv roundup, a 1942 mass arrest of Jews by French police. A plaque honoring rescuers was vandalized ahead of the ceremony amid rising antisemitism.
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical proposes a Eucharistic spirituality as a response to artificial intelligence, emphasizing Christian commitment to justice, human dignity, and the common good over technological dominance.
The Church of England’s General Synod voted to formally hear a Palestinian Christian document describing Israel as a “colonial enterprise,” sparking concerns from Jewish leaders about interfaith relations.
The Vatican confirmed an ongoing church trial against ex-Jesuit priest Marko Rupnik, accused of spiritual and sexual abuse, and defended the secrecy of proceedings as necessary to protect the process.