Archive for November 14, 2025

The Austrian Parliament building is lit red as part of the international “Red Week” in honor of persecuted Christians across the globe.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

More than half a million people to participate in Aid to the Church in Need ‘Red Week’

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.  Read more

Archbishop Bernard Bober, chair of the Conference of Slovak Bishops.?w=200&h=150

By Bohumil Petrík

Slovak bishops to ask for forgiveness on Day of Repentance

The Day of Repentance on Nov. 16 will acknowledge failures “in relation to God, each other, and society at large.” Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome on Nov. 14, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV urges ‘thinking the faith’ amid risk of cultural emptiness

Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged academics to “think the faith” in order to confront what he called an increasingly... Read more

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presides over the closing Mass of the National Eucharistic Congress in Lucas Oil Stadium on July 21, 2024, in Indianapolis.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Bishops approve 2029 Eucharistic Congress in bid to revive ‘long-lost tradition’

At the plenary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore on Nov. 12, the bishops voted to confirm... Read more

Father Stephen Gutgsell.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Iowa man receives life in prison for 2023 stabbing of Nebraska priest

Kierre Williams last month pleaded guilty to the assault that claimed the life of Father Stephen Gutgsell. Read more

French press reports on the jihadist terror attacks the night of Nov. 13, 2015.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Paris archbishop recalls jihadist massacre 10 years ago, offers hope

Ten years ago on Nov. 13, armed jihadists stormed the Bataclan concert hall in Paris and elsewhere in the city,... Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

Vatican guidance discouraging Marian title ‘Co-Redemptrix’ sparks Catholic debate

Intra-Catholic debate on the use of certain Marian titles has continued after the Vatican issued guidance encouraging limits on their... Read more

Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba of the Diocese of Bagamoyo in Tanzania has denounced the killings connected to the country’s disputed Oct. 29, 2025, general elections.?w=200&h=150

By Nicholas Waigwa

Tanzania bishop urges respect for life amid reports of thousands killed post-election

Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba underscored the need to uphold justice and due process when handling individuals suspected of any criminal... Read more

Father Ernesto Baltazar Hernández Vilchis.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Colín

Priest found dead in Mexico; 2 suspects arrested

The Catholic Church has confirmed the discovery of the body of Father Ernesto Baltazar Hernández Vilchis, a priest of the... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan is among the New York prelates who condemn the deportations of migrants who are seeking refugee status in the United States and criticize the government’s actions to strip some asylum seekers of temporary protected status in a Nov. 14, 2025, statement.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

New York bishops oppose ‘wanton and unnecessary separation of families’

New York Catholic bishops condemned deportations of migrants seeking refugee status. Read more

U.S. Border czar Tom Homan defended the morality of the Trump administration’s enforcement policies.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Border czar Homan says ‘Catholic Church is wrong’ on immigration

Border czar Tom Homan strongly opposed the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) “special message” on immigration. Read more

Pope Leo XIV receives cloistered Augustinian nuns at the Vatican on Nov. 13, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV praises the ‘silent and hidden love’ of cloistered nuns

Pope Leo XIV praised the “silent and hidden love” of cloistered nuns who, he said, are free from the slavery... Read more

Residents carrying their belongings, wade through a flooded street in Mandaue City, Cebu province on Nov. 4, 2025, after Typhoon Kalmaegi hit overnight.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Philippines aid worker details proactive emergency response to Typhoon Kalmaegi

Catholic Relief Services revealed emergency relief efforts in the Philippines began before Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall.  Read more

New outpatient clinic for people in need in St. Peter’s Square.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV visits new health clinic for the poor under St. Peter’s colonnade

Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 14 visited a new outpatient clinic in the Vatican, built beneath the colonnade of St.... Read more