Archive for September 30, 2025

Saint Jerome Writing, a painting by Caravaggio, dated to 1605–06.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Are modern Bible translations always better? A Catholic linguist praises St. Jerome’s Vulgate

The Vulgate became the predominantly used Bible of the Middle Ages and has endured to this day. Read more

“Where are the kids protesting this?” Bill Maher said of the Christian genocide in Nigeria during the Sept. 26, 2025, edition of his HBO program “Real Time with Bill Maher.” ?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Top U.S. political satirist draws attention to plight of Christians in Nigeria

Political satirist Bill Maher, who has often been a vocal critic of Christianity, recently called attention to the persecution of... Read more

The flag of Slovakia, pictured in the country’s capital, Bratislava.?w=200&h=150

By Bohumil Petrík

Slovak bishops welcome constitutional amendment recognizing only 2 sexes

Slovakia’s recently-amended constitution, which aims to protect family, marriage, and parenthood, has been called an “important step” by the Conference... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Parish Church of St. Anne in the Vatican on Sept. 21, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV restores custom of Christmas Day Mass

The Vatican has announced Pope Leo’s Mass schedule for Nov. 1 through the end of the Christmas season in January... Read more

A student workshop at the College of St. Joseph the Worker in Ohio, which will now receive a $5 million grant to expand to West Virginia.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block $5 million state grant to Catholic trade school

A West Virginia judge has tossed out a lawsuit aiming to block a state agency from providing a $5 million... Read more

Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Sept. 11, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV responds to aspiring doctor who asks ‘What does the future hold for us?’

Pope Leo XIV responded with a father’s heart to a 21-year-old Roman medical student who asked him “What does the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Sept.24, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Valentina Di Donato,Madalaine Elhabbal

UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV wades into Durbin debate

Pope Leo XIV said U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin’s record should be considered in its totality and that Americans should search... Read more

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By Tessa Gervasini

China uses torture to suppress religious leaders, report says

China tries to exert total control over religion, according to a September report by the United States Commission on International... Read more

Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan carries the thurible around the altar inside Louis Armstrong Stadium on April 20, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Brooklyn bishop calls on faithful to lobby against New York assisted suicide legislation

Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan has asked the faithful to contact New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and urge her to oppose... Read more

Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa presents a Bible to a catechism teacher on Sept. 27, 2025, in Galilee.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Cardinal to catechists: If your faith isn’t meaningful to you, it won’t be to your students

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa told catechism teachers that if faith is not meaningful in their lives, then it will not be... Read more

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV says Hegseth’s talk of war is ‘worrying’

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Defense secretary’s way of speaking about war is “worrying.” Read more

Cardinal Robert McElroy gives his first homily as the shepherd of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on March 11, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Cardinal McElroy calls for solidarity with immigrants lacking legal status

Cardinal Robert McElroy described the Trump administration’s approach to immigration as “a comprehensive campaign to uproot millions of families.” Read more

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

By Daniel Payne

Durbin declines Chicago Archdiocese award after global backlash over pro-abortion views

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, will decline an award from the Archdiocese of Chicago after global backlash that included comments... Read more