The Archdiocese of Liverpool says it’s ditching X, kidnappings continue in Nigeria, and World Youth Day preparations are in full swing. All this and more in this week’s world news roundup.

Multiple U.S. bishops have criticized the school’s decision and urged it to rescind the appointment.

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González signed into law on Feb. 12 a bill amending the penal code to recognize unborn babies as human beings at “any stage of gestation.”

The archbishop called for prayers for both the family of the killer’s victims and the killer himself.

The parish priest in the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria has confirmed the kidnapping of the parish catechist, his pregnant wife, and over 30 other people in a bandit attack.

The diocese has already paid out more than $100 million to over 500 victims of abuse.

The presidents of the French, Italian, German, and Polish bishops’ conferences called on Christians to help shape Europe’s future.

The prohibition of pastoral missions in the Diocese of León and the tightening of restrictions on Catholic religious events in Managua and other cities continues in Nicaragua.

In a new apostolic exhortation, “Your Light Will Break Forth Like the Dawn” (Is 58:8), the Venezuelan bishops said they seek to convey “a message of hope” to their fellow citizens.

Manuel Nin Güell, newly appointed exarch of an ancient Byzantine monastery near Rome, explains the origins of Byzantine-rite Catholicism and its role in the search for Christian unity.

The first season introduced viewers to James Little, a student fresh out of college desperate for a job.

U.S. parishes and other Catholic groups are expected to participate in the initiative ahead of the Fourth of July.