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Mercedes Schlapp, Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) senior fellow (left), and conservative Catholic political commentator Jack Posobiec (right) discuss Christian persecution at the Summit on Ending Christian Persecution on Oct. 30, 2025, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

CPAC Summit focuses on ending Christian persecution

Oct 30, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

CPAC hosted a Summit on Ending Christian Persecution at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 30 as a part of its... Read more

Shrine of the Queen Mother in Atibaia, Brazil.

Pope Leo XIV grants plenary indulgence at Schoenstatt shrines

Oct 30, 2025

By Natalia Zimbrão

Pope Leo XIV has granted a plenary indulgence to anyone who visits the original Schoenstatt shrine or any shrine, church,... Read more

“Use technology wisely, but don’t let technology use you,” Pope Leo XIV said during his address to hundreds of university students gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Oct. 30, 2025.

‘Don’t let the algorithm write your story,’ Pope Leo XIV exhorts young people

Oct 30, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 30 addressed hundreds of university students as part of the Jubilee of the World of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for more than 1 million young pilgrims at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, in Rome's outskirts, on Aug. 3, 2025.

Youth begin signing up for conversation with Pope Leo XIV

Oct 30, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Catholic teens are signing up to hear Pope Leo XIV’s first-ever digital address to American Catholic youth during the 2025... Read more

As government-funded food assistance program such as SNAP and WIC are about to lose funding Nov. 1, 2025, due to the government shutdown, Catholic Charities USA is stepping in to help needy Americans.

Catholic Charities USA launches fundraising effort amid government shutdown, loss of SNAP

Oct 30, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic Charities USA has launched an emergency fundraising effort to support those about to lose access to federal food assistance.  Read more

Students take part at a protest rally against corruption organized by the Catholic Church and others on Sept. 21, 2025.

Corruption crisis in Philippines sparks largest Church-backed protests in years

Oct 30, 2025

By Santosh Digal

Philippine bishops have urged Catholics and others to demand accountability and transparency from government authorities for the misuse of public... Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the academic year at Rome’s pontifical universities and the opening day of the Jubilee of the World of Education.

Pope Leo XIV to offer All Souls’ Day Mass at Rome’s largest cemetery

Oct 30, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV will offer Mass at Campo Verano Cemetery near the Basilica of St. Lawrence... Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets with the head of government of Andorra, Xavier Espot, on Oct. 22, 2025.

The Vatican and Andorra discuss decriminalization of abortion

Oct 30, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

A delegation from the Andorran government met on Oct. 22 with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to discuss... Read more

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions.

Vatican to weigh in on Mary’s role in salvation with doctrine document on Nov. 4

Oct 30, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will release a document on Nov. 4 about titles of Mary that... Read more

Kao Chih Hao, a recent Taiwanese convert to Catholicism, at Holy Rosary Parish in Taipei, Taiwan, in October 2025.

Meet St. John Henry Newman’s biggest fan in Taiwan

Oct 30, 2025

By Courtney Mares

St. John Henry Newman has inspired many “Newman converts,” including a 24-year-old Taiwanese man who is an ardent devotee of... Read more

Faustina Academy, a K–12 private school in Irving, Texas, bans social media use among its students, and parents have been totally supportive.

Texas private school bans social media, sees students thrive with parent support

Oct 30, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Faustina Academy, a K–12 private, independent Catholic school in Irving, Texas, asks parents to formally commit to a school policy... Read more

Speaker Edward Sri gives a talk on Jan. 4, 2025, at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City.

St. Pier Giorgio Frassati inspires theme of SEEK conference

Oct 29, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students’ (FOCUS) SEEK conference is set to take place in three cities for the first... Read more

Mar Awa III presents a Chicago Cubs jersey to Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 27, 2025.

Mar Awa III gives Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Cubs jersey, rivals of the pope’s White Sox

Oct 29, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

During his stay in the Eternal City, His Holiness Mar Awa III met Oct. 27 with Pope Leo XIV in... Read more

Archbishop Georg Gänswein speaks at a conference on the Šiluva Declaration in Šiluva, Lithuania, on Sept. 4, 2024.

Archbishop Gänswein echoes Pope Benedict XVI’s warning on ‘dictatorship of relativism’

Oct 29, 2025

By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

Archbishop Georg Gänswein has reminded Christians of the dangers of relativism, echoing Pope Benedict XVI’s famous warning two decades earlier. Read more

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Man pleads guilty to killing Catholic priest in Nebraska rectory 

Oct 29, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Father Stephen Gutgsell, 65, died after deputies found him stabbed in December 2023. He had been serving at St. John... Read more

Former U.S. Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli.

A ‘silent majority’ of U.S. Catholics support Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts

Oct 29, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholics who do not gather for anti-enforcement rallies organized by Catholic prelates are a “silent majority,” according to conservative Catholic... Read more

U.S. Catholic bishops urged lawmakers on Oct. 28, 2025, to find a solution to end the government shutdown.

Catholic bishops plead with lawmakers to end shutdown, protect SNAP

Oct 29, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. Catholic bishops are urging Congress to find a solution that opens the government. Read more

A new stamp issued by the Irish postal service honors Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who saved 6,500 news in Rome during World War II.

Irish stamp honors Vatican ‘Pimpernel’ O’Flaherty, who saved 6,500 Jews in World War II

Oct 29, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

Ireland’s postal service released a stamp marking the 100th anniversary of the ordination of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty — the Irish... Read more

About 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will lose those benefits Nov. 1. 2025, without enactment of a spending bill.

‘People shouldn’t go hungry’: SNAP halt sparks concern among Catholic charitable groups

Oct 29, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Catholic charitable groups that provide food to needy families are voicing concern about the expected stoppage of federal food assistance... Read more

As Father Emmanuel Nanabanyin Conduah (right) looks on, PennWest University Professor Miguel Olivas-Luján (left) delivers his paper “Retiring for Eternity: Planning Based on Social Science and Catholic Social Thought” during the 2025 annual conference of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Catholic social scientists reframe perspective on retirement

Oct 29, 2025

By Ken Oliver-Méndez

“Retiring for Eternity: Planning Based on Social Science and Catholic Social Thought” was one topic at the Society of Catholic... Read more