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Sister Mary Michael of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, PCPA, died Nov. 10, 2025, after roughly three-quarters of a century of religious life. She was 94.

Sister Mary Michael, last of Mother Angelica’s founding nuns, dies at 94

Nov 12, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Sister Mary Michael of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, PCPA, died on Nov. 10 after roughly three-quarters of a century... Read more

Father Richard Thomas, SJ, ministered in the U.S.-Mexico border region.

Bishops approve beatification cause of priest who ministered in U.S.-Mexico border region

Nov 12, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted in favor of advancing the beatification and canonization cause of the late... Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican declares alleged apparitions of Jesus in France ‘not supernatural’

Nov 12, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith declared that alleged apparitions of Jesus in France do not have a... Read more

Ezequiel Ponce is among teens chosen to ask Pope Leo XIV questions at the National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 21, 2025.

Meet the teens speaking to Pope Leo XIV at upcoming National Catholic Youth Conference

Nov 12, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

A group of teens will speak with the Holy Father during a digital encounter at the upcoming National Catholic Youth... Read more

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‘Catholic American Bible’ gets green light from U.S. bishops

Nov 12, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a new translation of the Bible. Read more

Carmelite Father Craig Morrison speaks on a panel about Jewish-Catholic relations at The Catholic University of America on Nov. 11, 2025.

Growth of Catholic-Jewish interfaith vision encouraged at Catholic University of America event

Nov 12, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Church’s declaration on building relationships with non-Christian religions planted a seed that must be nourished, panelists said at The... Read more

St. Nicholas Church in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic.

‘Miraculous touches of God’s presence’ in the most atheist nation in Europe

Nov 12, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Nearly a quarter of Czechs declare themselves atheist, according to the 2017 Pew Survey on European Values. Read more

Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 12, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Fraternity is ‘one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity’

Nov 12, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV reflected on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees us from selfishness... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Sant’Anselmo Church in Rome on Nov. 11, 2025, for the 125th anniversary of the church’s consecration. Sant’Anselmo Church is part of a residential college and offices of the Benedictine Confederation, the governing body of the Order of St. Benedict.

Pope asks Benedictines to confront modern challenges with prayer, study, holiness

Nov 12, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV visited the Aventine Hill in Rome to celebrate a Mass for the 125th anniversary of the dedication... Read more

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Artificial intelligence is not an all-powerful deity, university expert warns

Nov 12, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Ana Lazcano of the University Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Francisco de Vitoria University in Spain warned that AI... Read more

First responders provide aid after a bus carrying a group of mostly teenagers from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Santa Ana, California, on its way home from a three-day retreat at Camp Nawakwa in the San Bernardino Mountains crashed on a two-lane highway near Running Springs on Nov. 9, 2025.

Overturned bus injures dozens returning from California Catholic youth retreat

Nov 11, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

As a group of mostly teenagers made its way home from a Catholic youth retreat in Southern California this past... Read more

Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ migration committee, speaks during a press conference on Nov. 11, 2025, at the USCCB’s fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.

‘You Are Not Alone’ migrant accompaniment initiative announced by U.S. bishops

Nov 11, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. bishops are launching an initiative called “You Are Not Alone” to focus on providing accompaniment to migrants who are... Read more

The Sacred Heart of Jesus.

U.S. bishops to consecrate nation to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Nov 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. bishops approved the consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 2026 to accompany the country’s... Read more

Maura Moser (far left), director of the Catholic Communications Campaign, moderates a discussion on immigration with (left to right) Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, chair of the USCCB’s religious liberty committee, and Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the USCCB’s migration committee, on Nov. 11, 2025, during a press conference at the conference’s Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore.

Immigration is a ‘personal one because we’re pastors,’ U.S. bishops say

Nov 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. bishops said immigration enforcement in the United States is a “crisis situation” affecting human dignity and religious liberty in... Read more

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Church in Mexico: Euthanasia can lead to ‘totalitarian and eugenic ideologies’

Nov 11, 2025

By David Ramos

The Catholic Church in Mexico expressed its opposition to the attempt to legalize euthanasia and warned of the “risk of... Read more

Cardinal Stephen Ameyu, president of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC), urged Catholic leaders this week to strengthen unity, foster nonviolence, and reinforce pastoral structures as the Church responds to the plight of the people of God in Sudan and South Sudan.

Cardinal sounds alarm on ‘unprecedented’ crisis in Sudan, South Sudan

Nov 11, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Cardinal Stephen Ameyu urged Catholic leaders to strengthen unity and foster nonviolence as the Church responds to the plight of... Read more

Cardinal Christophe Pierre speaks to EWTN News President and COO Montse Alvarado in Rome on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Apostolic nuncio to USCCB assembly: ‘Where have we been and where are we going?’

Nov 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Apostolic Nuncio Cardinal Christophe Pierre told bishops that the Second Vatican Council is “the key to understanding what Church we... Read more

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Tennessee Catholic bishops call for an end to the death penalty

Nov 11, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Tennessee’s Catholic bishops called for an immediate halt to the death penalty and its eventual abolition as the state prepares... Read more

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaches during a Mass in the Oklahoma City cathedral in 2021.

U.S. bishops elect Archbishop Paul S. Coakley as USCCB president

Nov 11, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City was elected to serve as the next president of the United States Conference of... Read more

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Arizona man sentenced to prison after hoax bomb threats at Christian churches

Nov 11, 2025

By Daniel Payne

An Arizona man will serve more than half a decade in prison after he carried out multiple hoax bomb threats... Read more