Archive for November 5, 2025

Kristina Zamarytė-Sakavičienė attends the March for Life in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Oct. 4, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

Mother of 6 brings child-centric vision to Lithuania’s justice ministry

Kristina Zamarytė-Sakavičienė, a mother of six and pro-life advocate, has been appointed Lithuania’s vice minister of justice, drawing praise from... Read more

Cardinal Dominik Duka.?w=200&h=150

By Bohumil Petrík

Influential Czech cardinal who suffered for faith under communism passes away

Cardinal Dominik Duka, one of the last cardinals from former Czechoslovakia, passed away at the age of 82 on Nov.... Read more

Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly (right) speaks at the Symposium on Young American Men, a national conversation on restoring purpose, flourishing, and belonging, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 3, 2025. Looking on is Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Amid loneliness crisis, ‘men need a mission,’ Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly says

Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly of the Knights of Columbus said that young men are “lost” and need “purpose and mission.” Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience on Nov. 5, 2025, at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV urges world not to forget Myanmar; says Easter ‘gives hope to everyday life’

Pope Leo XIV appealed on Wednesday for the international community not to abandon the people of Myanmar as the country’s... Read more

Bishop Juan Antonio Martínez Camino is the auxiliary bishop of Madrid.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

By learning story of Spanish martyrs, ‘we will recover evangelical strength,’ bishop says

Auxiliary Bishop Juan Antonio Martínez Camino of Madrid noted that “if we know the history of the martyrs, we will... Read more

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

Texas voters approve adding parental rights amendment to state constitution

Texas voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Proposition 15, the Parental Rights Amendment, with more than 72% in favor. Read more

Cardinal Robert McElroy at the Church of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali in Rome on April 23, 2023, when he took possession of his titular church as a cardinal.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Cardinal McElroy of Washington, D.C., diagnosed with cancer, but prognosis ‘good’

Cardinal Robert McElroy, the 71-year-old archbishop of Washington, D.C., has been diagnosed with cancer but has a good prognosis for... Read more

Group photo of Congregation of Jesus (CJ) sisters and Father Arturo Sosa after Mass on Nov. 4, 2025. The CJ and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) have officially merged into one congregation.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Congregation of Jesus and Loretto Sisters merge into 1 congregation

After 400 years, Mary Ward’s two foundations have united as a single congregation strengthening the sisters’ global mission of service. Read more

Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Dubuque, Iowa, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

Archdiocese of Dubuque restructures amid declining Catholic population

The Archdiocese of Dubuque is in the midst of a restructuring plan called the “Journey in Faith” initiative that will... Read more

On Nov. 4, 2025, the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria announced the release of two seminarians who were abducted in July during an armed attack on Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivianokpodi while confirming the death of a third victim.?w=200&h=150

By Jude Atemanke

2 Nigerian minor seminarians released months after kidnapping, 1 killed in captivity

The Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria has announced the release of two young seminarians who were abducted in July during... Read more

Archbishop José Ángel Saiz Meneses of Seville, Spain.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Archdiocese of Seville permits woman with Down syndrome to be a godmother

In October, the offended family took their case to the media because a priest had refused to accept Noelia, a... Read more

Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV to seminarians: ‘Piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality’

“A piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality; doctrine without prayer becomes sterile and cold,” Pope Leo XIVsaid in a Nov.... Read more

Empty wheelchairs were used during a Nov. 4, 2025, anti-assisted suicide event in Rome.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

‘Don’t kill me’: Empty wheelchairs dramatize campaign against assisted suicide in Italy

An initiative by an Italian pro-life group aims to denounce what the organization considers a “drift toward assisted suicide” in... Read more

Father Guillermo Treviño Jr.’s national profile stemmed from his immigrant rights work with Escucha Mi Voz Iowa (“Hear My Voice Iowa”), a group aiding Latino workers, including immigrants. He is shown here during a meeting earlier this year with U.S. Sen.Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

A beloved Iowa priest and immigrant advocate dies at 39

Father Guillermo Treviño Jr., a 39-year-old priest who advocated for the rights of immigrants in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa,... Read more

A Catholic delegation attempts to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, immigration facility and was not admitted Nov. 1, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Steven Harras

Judge orders halt to alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions for Illinois detainees

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to maintain strict cleanliness and hygiene requirements for migrants detained at an Illinois... Read more