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The U.S. bishops gather in Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2024, for their fall plenary assembly.

Archbishop Broglio calls bishops to insist on human dignity, aid migrants after election

Nov 12, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“As the successors of the apostles and vicars of Christ in our dioceses, we never backpedal or renounce the clear... Read more

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Report: Hundreds of Canadian euthanasia violations not reported to police

Nov 12, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Alexander Raikin wrote that since 2018 “euthanasia regulators” in Ontario have identified over 400 “issues with compliance” with the country’s... Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the primate of all England and leader of the Anglican Communion, announced his resignation on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, saying he takes “personal and institutional responsibility” for the mishandling of a number of high-profile abuse cases in the Anglican Church since taking the reigns in 2013.

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of abuse cases

Nov 12, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Though not accused of abuse himself, Archbishop Justin Welby was criticized for his response to a number of abuse cases... Read more

Pope Francis raises his glass at the start of a lunch with poor and economically disadvantaged people in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Nov. 19, 2023.

Pope Francis to have Sunday lunch with 1,300 guests on World Day of the Poor

Nov 12, 2024

By Kristina Millare

This year’s lunch, organized by the Dicastery for the Service of Charity in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross, will... Read more

Bishop-elect Philip Moger from the Archdiocese of Southwark was due to be installed Nov. 9, 2024, but suddenly announced the “delay” to his installation just days before it was due to take place.

Installation of new bishop in England deferred for a second time

Nov 12, 2024

By Andy Drozdziak

For the second time in less than a year, the installation of a bishop has been deferred in the Diocese... Read more

The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library, the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City, is one of the oldest libraries in the world.

Pope Francis moves part of Vatican library and archive to Rome seminary

Nov 12, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope declared that part of the archives and library be moved to a building on extraterritorial Vatican property at... Read more

Participants in a recent In Altum program in Washington, D.C.

International Catholic professional formation program grows in DC

The Washington, D.C.-based Catholic young professional formation programs of the In Altum Foundation reached the milestone of 1,000 graduates this... Read more

Endow launched the “Quinceañera Created for God: Creada para Dios” program in Denver on Nov. 7, 2024, as part of its Hispanic outreach program, Magnifica.

Group launches quinceañera program designed to form young Catholic women

Nov 12, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

“Quinceañera Created for God: Creada para Dios” is a new bilingual formation program that is designed to prepare young women... Read more

José and Lupe Jiménez with family members.

U.S. Latino Catholic family receives award for exemplary faith and service

Nov 12, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The family of José and Lupe Jiménez was recently awarded the Iskali Inspired Award, which honors those whose life and... Read more

Servant of God Michelle Duppong.

Film tells story of Michelle Duppong, FOCUS missionary who ‘evangelized through friendship’

Nov 12, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story” is being released for one day only in theaters nationwide on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Read more

A view of the November 2024 Mountain Fire taken from Padre Serra Parish in Ventura County, California.

California parish serves as refuge amid damaging wildfire

Nov 11, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The blaze, dubbed the Mountain Fire, erupted last week amid high winds and dry, fire-prone conditions. Read more

Pope Francis greets new seminarians from the North American College present in St. Peter’s Square, encouraging them to live their vocations with joy “because true prayer gives us joy.”

Knights of Columbus surpasses $100 million in support for seminarians, religious vocations

Nov 11, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Knights of Columbus provides aid to seminarians and entrants into religious life so they can continue to discern their... Read more

St. Joseph Church in the west-central region of Bukit Timah in Singapore.

Singapore priest stabbed while celebrating Mass

Nov 11, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Father Christopher Lee, a parish priest at St. Joseph Church in the Singapore region of Bukit Timah, was attacked by... Read more

The Confiteor at a Traditional Latin Mass.

Vatican prohibits Traditional Latin Mass in Bishop Strickland’s former cathedral

Nov 11, 2024

By Kristina Millare, Tyler Arnold

The move was announced in a letter to parishioners of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, which has... Read more

Father Roberto Pasolini, who was appointed Nov. 9, 2024, as the new preacher of the Papal Household, earned a doctorate in biblical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and has been a professor of biblical languages ​​and sacred Scripture at the Laurentianum Interprovincial Theological Institute of the Capuchins in Milan and Venice.

Pope Francis appoints new preacher to the Papal Household to succeed Cardinal Cantalamessa

Nov 11, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa has been preacher of the Papal Household since 1980, when he was appointed by St. John Paul... Read more

An interior view of Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California.

Diocese of Oakland says it will pay up to $200 million for hundreds of abuse claims

Nov 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Some advocates criticized the proposal. Dan McNevin, a volunteer with the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said it... Read more

Inside the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary in Pompeii, Italy.

Pope on 150th anniversary of Our Lady of Pompeii: ‘Rediscover the beauty of the rosary’

Nov 11, 2024

By Kristina Millare

The pope marked the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the image of Our Lady of the... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the delegations of the Diocese of Aosta, Italy, and the Congregation of the Canons of Great Saint Bernard on Nov. 11, 2024, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.

Pope Francis marks first millennium since birth of St. Bernard, patron of mountaineers

Nov 11, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Bernard, also known as St. Bernard of Menthon, lived from about 1020–1081 in what are now the countries of France,... Read more

President Donald J. Trump is joined by legislators and Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil-Kurdistan, Iraq, left, as he signs H.R. 390, the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018 on Dec. 11, 2018, in the Oval Office of the White House.

Chaldean archbishop voices hope for peace under new U.S. administration

Nov 11, 2024

By Georgena Habbaba

Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda, head of the Chaldean Eparchy of Erbil, has expressed hope that the new U.S. president will... Read more

Admiral Rachel Levine, Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health, announces new transgender guidelines.

Trump could restrict transgender surgeries for kids in second term, policy analysts say

Nov 11, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“The left-wing gender insanity being pushed in our children is an act of child abuse,” Trump said earlier this year... Read more