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Bolivian president-elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira.

Right-leaning Bolivian president-elect Rodrigo Paz thanks God for his victory

Oct 21, 2025

Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party is the president-elect of Bolivia, after defeating former Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga Ramírez on Oct. 19.

A view of the Vatican Apostolic Library in 2021.

Fact check: Did the Vatican Library open a prayer room for Muslims?

Oct 21, 2025

Reports circulating in media outlets and on social media in October 2025 allege that the Vatican has opened a prayer room for Muslims in the Apostolic Library.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks at the release of Aid to the Church in Need’s “Religious Freedom in the World Report 2025” at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2025.

Aid to the Church in Need: Authoritarian regimes are greatest threat to religious freedom

Oct 21, 2025

Authoritarian regimes are among the main drivers of religious discrimination and persecution in 52 countries, according to an Aid to the Church in Need report.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with reporters in Baltimore on Nov. 15, 2022.

U.S. Army to reexamine canceled chapel contracts

Oct 21, 2025

The U.S. Army is reexamining canceled religious contracts after Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy Broglio said the cuts strained Catholic ministry.

French Police officers seal off the entrance to the Louvre Museum after a jewelry heist on Oct. 19, 2025, in Paris.

Louvre heist robs France of Empress Eugénie’s devout Catholic legacy

Oct 21, 2025

Empress Eugénie’s brooch — a piece of jewelery that reflected her religious faith — was stolen in a daring, daylight heist at the Louvre in Paris on Sunday morning.

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Instagram revamps restrictions on teen accounts

Oct 21, 2025

Instagram updated restrictions on teen accounts to be guided by PG-13 movie ratings to prevent teenage users from accessing mature and inappropriate content.

Artist Raúl Berzosa works on the portrait of St. Peter To Rot.

How to convey the serenity of a martyr? The challenge of painting Peter To Rot’s portrait

Oct 21, 2025

The Vatican commissioned Spanish Catholic artist Raúl Berzosa to paint the official portrait of St. Peter To Rot, who was canonized Oct. 19.

Capella di Santa Rosa, St. Rosalia’s Chapel inside of the Palermo Cathedral, Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale della Santa Vergine Maria Assunta in Sicily, Itay, on May 5, 2022.

Bishops denounce rising Mafia-style violence in Sicily following murder of 21-year-old

Oct 21, 2025

Two southern Italian archbishops have sounded the alarm against the rise of Mafia-style killings among young people in Sicily.   

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A commuter waits at the Westchester/Veterans Metro K Line station on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.

Catholic experts say new AI ‘Friend’ device undermines real relationships

Oct 21, 2025

AI “Friend” pendant ads in the New York City subway have sparked a backlash about false companionship and threats to human dignity.

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Catholics across the U.S. encouraged to participate in Respect Life Novena

Oct 21, 2025

The Respect Life Novena is offered annually by the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops and consists of nine days of prayers, Scripture readings, and acts of reparation. 

A pilgrim prays the rosary at a Marian vigil in St. Peter’s Square, Rome, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.

Most Catholics say religion has a positive influence on American life, poll shows

Oct 20, 2025

The data, published Oct. 20, found that 71% of Catholics believe religion has a net positive influence on society, while 10% say it has a net negative influence on society.

The Archdiocese of Chicago says it removed Father Xamie Reyes from Little Flower Parish in Waukegan, Illinois, Oct. 19, 2025, following allegations of sexual misconduct involving seminarians.

Chicago priest removed amid allegations of sexual misconduct with seminarians

Oct 20, 2025

The Archdiocese of Chicago has removed Father Xamie Reyes from Little Flower Parish in Waukegan, Illinois, following allegations of sexual misconduct.

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