Archive for September 24, 2025

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By Kate Quiñones

Abortion pill complications are underreported, report finds  

Abortion pill complications go underreported in abortion industry studies and mainstream media, according to a recent report by the National... Read more

Bishop James Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey, on Sept. 24, 2025, was named coadjutor bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Bishop Checchio to join troubled Archdiocese of New Orleans as coadjutor

Bishop James Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey, will assist Archbishop Gregory Aymond in the leadership of over half a million... Read more

 Father José Giner, 94, says Mass twice a day.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

94-year-old priest: ‘I don’t want to be a has-been priest; I’m still a disciple’

At age 94 and with seven decades of priesthood behind him, Catalan priest Father José Giner said he doesn’t feel... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican during his weekly general audience on Sept. 24, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV reaffirms 2-state solution for Holy Land, warns of escalating war in Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday renewed the Holy See’s support for a two-state solution in the Holy Land and voiced... Read more

A 13th-century fresco of St. Francis of Assisi by the Florentine painter Cimabue, one of the earliest depictions of the saint, is located in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Italy moves to make feast of St. Francis of Assisi a national holiday

The Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Italy’s Parliament, voted to pass the bill on Sept. 23, with 247... Read more

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham sits near the campus of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

In Virginia, a Marian shrine reaches back through 1,000 years of Christian history

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Williamsburg, Virginia, is part of a thousand-year history of Marian devotion... Read more

Members of the International Association of Exorcists gather for their 15th international gathering in Rome from Sept. 15–20, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV sends message to exorcists gathered in Rome

Pope Leo XIV addressed a message to the approximately 300 exorcist priests who gathered in Rome from Sept. 15–20. Read more

The exterior of the Tlaxcala cathedral in Mexico, which is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Colín

Mexico’s oldest diocese celebrates 500th anniversary with 500 hours of Eucharistic adoration

The Diocese of Tlaxcala, the oldest in Mexico, is commemorating its quincentennial with a 500-hour period of continuous Eucharistic adoration. Read more

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson (right) speaks during a press conference following a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Sept. 24, 2025. A detainee was killed and two were wounded in a sniper attack Wednesday on an ICE facility in Dallas, officials said.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

Catholic bishops, politicians call for prayer after shooting at ICE facility in Dallas

Politicians and bishops are calling for prayer and an end to political violence after two ICE detainees were killed and... Read more

U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Opposition mounts to Archdiocese of Chicago plan to fete Durbin

Opposition is mounting against Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich’s decision to honor U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, with a “lifetime achievement... Read more