Archive for October 28, 2025

A candle of St. Jude.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Why is St. Jude the patron saint of lost causes?

On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of the 12... Read more

Once an “ordained” Satanic priest, Bartolo Longo underwent one of the most dramatic conversions in recent Church history. He was canonized a saint on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus,Rudolf Gehrig

St. Bartolo Longo is an example for those with mental health struggles, priest says

Newly canonized St. Bartolo Longo was a former Satanist “priest” whose remarkable conversion led him to create a Shrine to... Read more

“Triumph Over Evil: Battle of the Exorcists” will be in theaters for one day only on Oct. 30, 2025, and aims to answer questions regarding the truth about exorcisms.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

New docudrama explains ‘what a real exorcism is’ 

“Triumph Over Evil” is the first authoritative documentary to delve into the various aspects of demonic possession and exorcism. Read more

Pope Leo XIV signs his apostolic letter on Catholic education, “Drawing New Maps of Hope,” at the end of a Mass for Rome university students in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 27, 2025. The document was published on Oct. 28, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis, the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on Christian education.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope calls for renewal of Catholic education amid challenges of modern society, technology

In “Drawing New Maps of Hope,” Pope Leo XIV reflects on the role of a Catholic education on the 60th... Read more

Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X Yazigi of Antioch and All the East (right) receives Ahmad al-Shar’a, the head of Syria’s transitional administration, on Oct. 26, 2025, at the patriarchal residence in Damascus.?w=200&h=150

By Souhail Lawand

Syrian transitional president visits Greek Orthodox patriarch in Damascus

Al-Shar’a was accompanied by Maher al-Shar’a, secretary-general of the presidency, and Maher Marwan Idlibi, governor of Damascus, at the Oct.... Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio told investors at the Christian Institutional Investors Conference at The Catholic University of America on Oct. 27, 2025, that investing should be “wise, prudent, and faithful.”?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Christian investors’ meeting focuses on aligning stewardship with values

Archbishop Timothy Broglio told investors at the Christian Institutional Investors Conference that investing should be “wise, prudent, and faithful.” Read more

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada?w=200&h=150

By Terry O’Neill

Secret euthanasia house raises alarm in Canada

The furtive establishment of a stand-alone, private euthanasia house in Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of British... Read more

A Protestant congregation in Michigan is facing $4,500 in fines and ongoing restrictions on their religious activity imposed by Windsor Township, according to their lawyers.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Protestant congregation in Michigan fights township over fines, limits on religious activity

A Protestant congregation in Michigan is facing $4,500 in fines imposed by Windsor Township, according to First Liberty Institute. Read more

Rabbi Joshua Stanton attends “Called to Friendship: Nostra Aetate at 60,” an event organized by the Philos Project and the National Shrine of Pope John Paul II on Oct. 28, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Conference recalls papal declaration on Catholic-Jewish relations

Calls to deepen Jewish-Catholic relations echoed at an event marking the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, a declaration by Pope... Read more

Scene from the 2023 Guadalupan Torch Run, arriving in South Carolina.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

Runners carry torch from Mexico to New York praying for immigrants, honoring Our Lady

Pilgrim runners began their journey on Aug. 30 in Mexico City and so far have carried it through nine Mexican... Read more

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Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

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1 in 4 post-abortive women regret abortion decades later, study finds

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.

Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools

Bishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019.

Buffalo bishop will allow faithful to meet at parishes to oppose closures, mergers

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’

Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee.

Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

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