Archive for October 13, 2025
How the ‘Miracle of the Sun’ in Fátima helped to end an atheist regime
Oct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima, a day on which thousands of people bore witness to... Read more
Columbus Day highlights explorer’s ‘legacy of faith,’ Trump says
President Donald Trump is reclaiming Christopher Columbus’ “extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue,” according to the president’s proclamation. Read more
At U.S. ‘supermax’ prison, foreign-born Muslim with no arms files religious liberty suit
The case underscores just how extensively the principles of religious liberty have been applied in the United States. Read more
Vatican appoints judges to decide Rupnik sexual abuse case
The judges, appointed Oct. 9, do not hold any position in the Roman Curia to ensure their autonomy and independence... Read more
World Mission Day: Leo XIV calls for supporting those who bring Christ to ends of earth
In a video released Oct. 13, Pope Leo XIV said World Mission Day is an opportunity for the entire Catholic... Read more
Fire damages historic Italian monastery where St. Carlo Acutis received first Communion
An Oct. 11 fire severely damaged the 17th-century Bernaga Monastery outside of Milan in northern Italy, forcing 21 cloistered nuns... Read more
Vatican halts seminary formation in DR Congo diocese ‘until further notice’
The Dicastery for Evangelization suspended the formation of seminarians in a diocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo, citing a... Read more
Cardinal Parolin on St. Carlo Acutis: Many ‘touched by his smile’ when they see his photo
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that Carlo Acutis spoke of Jesus with a “radiant" and "smiling" face. Read more
Cardinal presides over act of reparation in St. Peter’s following desecration of altar
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presided over a penitential rite of reparation at the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica following a... Read more
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