Archive for October 30, 2025

Faustina Academy, a K–12 private school in Irving, Texas, bans social media use among its students, and parents have been totally supportive.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

Texas private school bans social media, sees students thrive with parent support

Faustina Academy, a K–12 private, independent Catholic school in Irving, Texas, asks parents to formally commit to a school policy... Read more

Kao Chih Hao, a recent Taiwanese convert to Catholicism, at Holy Rosary Parish in Taipei, Taiwan, in October 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Meet St. John Henry Newman’s biggest fan in Taiwan

St. John Henry Newman has inspired many “Newman converts,” including a 24-year-old Taiwanese man who is an ardent devotee of... Read more

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican to weigh in on Mary’s role in salvation with doctrine document on Nov. 4

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will release a document on Nov. 4 about titles of Mary that... Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets with the head of government of Andorra, Xavier Espot, on Oct. 22, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Vatican and Andorra discuss decriminalization of abortion

A delegation from the Andorran government met on Oct. 22 with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to discuss... Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the academic year at Rome’s pontifical universities and the opening day of the Jubilee of the World of Education.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV to offer All Souls’ Day Mass at Rome’s largest cemetery

The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV will offer Mass at Campo Verano Cemetery near the Basilica of St. Lawrence... Read more

Students take part at a protest rally against corruption organized by the Catholic Church and others on Sept. 21, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Santosh Digal

Corruption crisis in Philippines sparks largest Church-backed protests in years

Philippine bishops have urged Catholics and others to demand accountability and transparency from government authorities for the misuse of public... Read more

As government-funded food assistance program such as SNAP and WIC are about to lose funding Nov. 1, 2025, due to the government shutdown, Catholic Charities USA is stepping in to help needy Americans.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic Charities USA launches fundraising effort amid government shutdown, loss of SNAP

Catholic Charities USA has launched an emergency fundraising effort to support those about to lose access to federal food assistance.  Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for more than 1 million young pilgrims at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, in Rome's outskirts, on Aug. 3, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Youth begin signing up for conversation with Pope Leo XIV

Catholic teens are signing up to hear Pope Leo XIV’s first-ever digital address to American Catholic youth during the 2025... Read more

“Use technology wisely, but don’t let technology use you,” Pope Leo XIV said during his address to hundreds of university students gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Oct. 30, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

‘Don’t let the algorithm write your story,’ Pope Leo XIV exhorts young people

Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 30 addressed hundreds of university students as part of the Jubilee of the World of... Read more

Shrine of the Queen Mother in Atibaia, Brazil.?w=200&h=150

By Natalia Zimbrão

Pope Leo XIV grants plenary indulgence at Schoenstatt shrines

Pope Leo XIV has granted a plenary indulgence to anyone who visits the original Schoenstatt shrine or any shrine, church,... Read more

Mercedes Schlapp, Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) senior fellow (left), and conservative Catholic political commentator Jack Posobiec (right) discuss Christian persecution at the Summit on Ending Christian Persecution on Oct. 30, 2025, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

CPAC Summit focuses on ending Christian persecution

CPAC hosted a Summit on Ending Christian Persecution at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 30 as a part of its... 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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