Archive for November 1, 2025

Detail of a mural showing Blessed Stanley Rother being welcomed into heaven at the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

CNA explains: The step-by-step process the Church uses to declare someone a saint

On the day the Church celebrates the Church triumphant in heaven, we take a closer look at the formal process... Read more

Finish line of the A-Cross America Relay, hosted by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

10,000 pro-lifers join LIFE Runners’ annual relay across the U.S.

A pro-life relay with more than 10,000 participants concluded in Kansas last Saturday after runners made the shape of a... Read more

An Irish soldier holds the a copy of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic outside the General Post Office, the scene of the 1916 Easter Rising, in Dublin on March 27, 2016 as part of a program of commemorative events to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising.?w=200&h=150

By Patrick J. Passmore

How the recent presidential election reflects a shift from Ireland’s Catholic founding fathers

The election of Ireland’s leftist president highlights a secular shift, contrasting with the deep Catholic faith of the 1916 Easter... Read more

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By Kate Quiñones

Poll: 7 in 10 voters support requiring doctor’s visit for abortion pills

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

On All Saints Day 2025, St. John Henry Newman was proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV declares St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church

Pope Leo XIV has declared St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church, recognizing the English cardinal and theologian... Read more

Ryan Marr is an expert on the English saint John Henry Newman and is a former associate editor of the Newman Studies Journal.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Drawing inspiration from Newman: ‘Without his legacy, perhaps I would not be Catholic today’

St. John Henry Newman continues to inspire many to embrace the Catholic faith as he did. Read more

Displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrive in the town of Tawila in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region on Oct. 28, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Zelda Caldwell

Hundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre amid Sudan’s deadly civil war

Graphic evidence has emerged of large-scale massacres of civilians in Sudan, including satellite imagery of bodies and bloodstained ground outside... Read more

Scene from Nov. 1, 2025, Mass outside the Broadview facility near Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat detainees.?w=200&h=150

By Kathleen Murphy

Detainees denied Communion at ICE facility in Illinois

Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado celebrated a Mass on Nov. 1 outside the Broadview facility near Chicago. Read more