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Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with more than 1,300 people in need at the Vatican
Nov 16, 2025Pope Leo XIV had lunch on Sunday with more than 1,300 people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, gathering with them in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall for a festive meal marking the World Day of the Poor.
Pope Leo XIV: Where the world sees threats, the Church sees children
Nov 16, 2025Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the Poor on the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians not to retreat into a closed or “religious” world of their own, but to help make human society “a space of fraternity and dignity for all, without exception.”
Sacred music is good for the brain as well as the soul, neuroscientist says
Nov 16, 2025Scientific research shows that he who sings, performs, or listens to music also enriches and strengthens his brain, according to Catholic neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan.
Notre Dame drops ‘acceptance and support for Catholic mission’ from staff values
Nov 16, 2025Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States.
Priest and layman liberate Christian slaves from bondage in Pakistan
Nov 16, 2025Father Rico, a priest with the Order of St. Elijah based in Argentina, told CNA he paid Muslim Pakistani businessmen to liberate three Christian families from debt bondage.
Pope Leo XIV to movie makers: Film can portray ‘longing for the infinite’
Nov 15, 2025Pope Leo XIV told representatives of the global film industry on Saturday that cinema is far more than entertainment, calling it a vehicle capable of expressing humanity’s deepest spiritual search and its longing for the infinite.
Pope Leo XIV presents 62 indigenous artifacts to Canadian bishops
Nov 15, 2025“It is an act of ecclesial sharing, through which the Successor of Peter entrusts to the Church in Canada these objects, which bear witness to the history of the encounter between the faith and cultures of indigenous peoples,” the Vatican said.
Denver Archdiocese, Catholic schools ask Supreme Court for access to preschool program
Nov 15, 2025The petition comes after a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in September that Colorado may continue to exclude Catholic preschools from its Universal Preschool Program.
Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with more than 1,300 people in need at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV: Where the world sees threats, the Church sees children
Pope Leo XIV to movie makers: Film can portray ‘longing for the infinite’
Pope Leo XIV presents 62 indigenous artifacts to Canadian bishops
Pope Leo XIV visits new health clinic for the poor under St. Peter’s colonnade
Bishops discuss faith formation before National Catholic Youth Conference
CNA explains: Why does the Catholic Church prohibit ‘gay marriage’?
Notre Dame drops ‘acceptance and support for Catholic mission’ from staff values
Denver Archdiocese, Catholic schools ask Supreme Court for access to preschool program
Trump signs executive order prioritizing faith-based participation in foster care
Sacred music is good for the brain as well as the soul, neuroscientist says
‘Christ is King, not the oppressive state’: Mexico’s bishops recall Cristero legacy
Priest found dead in Mexico; 2 suspects arrested
Pope Leo XIV receives exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez
Church in Mexico: Euthanasia can lead to ‘totalitarian and eugenic ideologies’
Violence against Christians rises sharply across Europe, report warns
St. Elizabeth of Hungary: The married princess who embraced poverty
St. Albert the Great: The Church and science are in harmony
Paris archbishop recalls jihadist massacre 10 years ago, offers hope
Slovak bishops to ask for forgiveness on Day of Repentance
Priest and layman liberate Christian slaves from bondage in Pakistan
Catholic schools in Bangladesh close amid political unrest
Pope Leo XIV may visit Sri Lanka, Vatican diplomat says
Bangladesh police arrest suspect in bomb attacks on Catholic sites
Cardinal Czerny brings message of hope to Rohingya in Bangladesh
Tanzania bishop urges respect for life amid reports of thousands killed post-election
Cardinal sounds alarm on ‘unprecedented’ crisis in Sudan, South Sudan
Mass celebrated again at ancient St. Maron’s Shrine in Syria after 15-year silence
The Gospel of Qaraqosh: 13th-century Syriac manuscript preserved in Vatican Library
Ethiopia’s Catholic bishops condemn deadly attack on parish, call for government protection
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Trump signs executive order prioritizing faith-based participation in foster care
Nov 15, 2025President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to improve the nation’s foster care system.
‘Christ is King, not the oppressive state’: Mexico’s bishops recall Cristero legacy
Nov 15, 2025As the centenary of the Calles Law approaches, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference paid tribute to the more than 200,000 martyrs of the Cristero Resistance.
Respecting human dignity can align with safeguarding nation, Bishop Burbidge says
Nov 15, 2025Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, said the country can simultaneously protect its borders and treat immigrants with respect.
Vatican-set thriller based on true story set to begin filming in 2026
Nov 15, 2025“Santo Subito!” will follow Father Joseph Murolo, an American priest asked by the Vatican to serve as the “devil’s advocate” in the investigation of Pope John Paul II’s life.
