Archive for November 18, 2025

Children play as procession participants wait to enter the Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne for adoration.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne: Great missionary of the Midwest

The Potawatomi gave St. Rose Philippine Duchesne the name “Quah-kah-ka-num-ad,” which means “woman who is always praying.” Read more

“Sts. Peter and Paul,” Altar of St. Catherine (1465), Schwabach, Germany. Artist unknown.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

3 things to know about the 2 papal basilicas dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome

Here are three things to know about the historical, architectural, and spiritual significance of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and... Read more

The statue of Pope Leo in Chiclayo, Peru, is surrounded by some of the people who attended its inauguration and blessing.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Statue of Pope Leo XIV unveiled and blessed in Chiclayo, Peru

Chiclayo is celebrating following the installation of a 16-foot statue of Pope Leo XIV that welcomes visitors to the northern... Read more

Blessed Carmelo De Palma.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

‘Hero of the confessional’ Father Carmelo De Palma beatified in Italy

Father Carmelo De Palma, a priest known as the “hero of the confessional,” was beatified Nov. 15 in Bari, Italy. Read more

Leaders of the Christian community lay wreaths at the grave of Father Charles Joseph Young at the Holy Rosary Church cemetery in Dhaka on Nov. 14, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Stephan Uttom Rozario

How an American missionary empowered Bangladesh’s Christian community

Father Charles Joseph Young founded a credit union in 1955 that lifted Bangladesh’s Christians from poverty and now has $122.6... Read more

Auxiliary Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado and spiritual leaders attempt to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, facility and were not admitted Nov. 1, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Federal officials encourage clergy to ‘reach out’ on pastoral care for detainees

Homeland Security officials encouraged clergy to coordinate with authorities to ensure detainees have access to holy Communion and religious services. Read more

A Eucharistic procession sponsored by the Napa Institute passes by Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Oct. 15, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

New York sees rising Catholic conversions amid broader national trends

The New York Post found that multiple New York City Catholic churches have year-over-year double or even triple the number... Read more

Over 200 Christians were murdered by Islamist militants in Nigeria on June, 13, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV on Nigeria: ‘Christians and Muslims have been slaughtered’

Both Christians and Muslims have been slaughtered in Nigeria, where there is terrorist activity over economic questions, Pope Leo XIV... Read more

The plenary assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops gets underway on Nov. 11, 2025, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. First row, left to right: Father Michael J.K. Fuller, general secretary; Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president, and Archbishop William E. Lori, vice president.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV urges humane treatment of immigrants, calls for heeding U.S. bishops’ message

Pope Leo XIV said immigrants must be treated with dignity, and he encouraged all people in the United States to... Read more

The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Belém, Brazil, Nov. 6-21, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By David Ramos

Pope Leo XIV encourages stronger climate actions

Pope Leo XIV said “stronger climate actions will create stronger and fairer economic systems” in a video message to the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at the Vatican general audience on Oct. 25, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV says missionaries ‘become a presence everywhere of the whole Church’

Pope Leo XIV told members of the diplomatic service at the papal missions they have been chosen to “become a... 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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