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Pope Leo XIV meets with participants of the fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements on Oct. 23, 2025, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall.

Pope Leo XIV criticizes pharmaceutical industry’s role in scourge of opioid addiction

Oct 23, 2025

By Kristina Millare

In a meeting with participants of the fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements, the pope directly spoke out against “unbridled... Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance tours the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance attends Mass at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre 

Oct 23, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, attended a private Mass celebrated by Franciscan monks at the Church... Read more

Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III walk together in the Sistine Chapel during a historic meeting that included a prayer service at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III make history with first joint prayer since Reformation

Oct 23, 2025

By Courtney Mares

History was made in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III prayed side by... Read more

Bishop Philippe Christory of Chartres, France.

French bishop denounces euthanasia as contradicting ‘immemorial law’: ‘You shall not kill’

Oct 23, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

French Bishop Philippe Christory pointed out that the essence of an advanced civilization “is to promote life and support the... Read more

Father Adam Muda, a chaplain for the U.S. Army, celebrates Mass on the field with soldiers while in Germany.

Self-care is stewardship, not selfishness, Catholic therapist tells chaplains

Oct 23, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Adrienne Koller, a Catholic psychotherapist, during Pastoral Care Week encouraged a group of Catholic chaplains and ministers to pursue prayer,... Read more

Antonia Salzano is the mother of St. Carlo Acutis.

St. Carlo Acutis’ mother on what it’s like to be the mother of a saint

Oct 23, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Antonia Salzano, St. Carlo Acutis’ mother, who was present with the rest of her family at his canonization on Sept.... Read more

St. John Capistrano and St. Bernardine of Siena. Museum of Fine Arts of Granada. Painting, oil on canvas, by Alonso Cano (1653-1657) for an altarpiece of the disappeared Franciscan convent of San Antonio and San Diego, Granada.

St. John of Capistrano: Franciscan priest and missionary who achieved military victory

Oct 23, 2025

By CNA Staff

On Oct. 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. John of Capistrano, a Franciscan priest with an extraordinary... Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks at Mass on Dec. 3, 2023.

Military archdiocese: Army’s response to canceled religious contracts ‘inadequate’

Oct 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, said the U.S. Army is not adequately addressing its discontent with canceled religious... Read more

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela.

Venezuelan president accuses cardinal of plotting against saint’s canonization

Oct 22, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, accused Cardinal Baltazar Porras of conspiring to prevent the canonization of Venezuela’s first male saint. Read more

Bishop Edward Malesic addresses the First Friday Club of Cleveland on Feb. 10, 2022.

Cleveland Diocese extends Latin Mass

Oct 22, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The Diocese of Cleveland has confirmed that the Vatican granted permission for the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass at... Read more

Crosses stand in a row at the Wounded Knee Memorial in South Dakota.

Bishop Bullock, local Jesuits criticize Hegseth’s honor of Wounded Knee soldiers

Oct 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Rapid City Bishop Scott Bullock and South Dakota Jesuit leaders criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for honoring Wounded Knee... Read more

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich (meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2025) issued a video with a message of support for immigrants on Oct. 21, 2025.

Cardinal Cupich pledges support for migrants as Catholics across U.S. rally in solidarity

Oct 22, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“Let me be clear, the Church stands with migrants,” Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago said in a video message on... Read more

The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.

After losing to Catholic charity at Supreme Court, Wisconsin seeks to end religious tax break

Oct 22, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that the state violated the First Amendment when it denied a tax exemption... Read more

Altar servers attend a training session in the Diocese of Palayamkottai in June 2025.

Diocese of Palayamkottai in India launches inaugural altar server program

Oct 22, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Diocese of Palayamkottai in India launched an altar server training program with the help of the Diocese of Columbus,... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV: Sadness in life can be healed through Christ

Oct 22, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father said the mystery of Christ’s resurrection can “change... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates a Mass for peace in Ukraine on Nov. 17, 2022, in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome.

Cardinal, Vatican journalists condemn threat to free press after assaults on journalists

Oct 22, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and an organization of Vatican-accredited journalists spoke out in support of a free... Read more

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Catholic college graduates leading in purpose, belonging, financial stability, report says

Oct 22, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States. Read more

St. John Henry Newman near the end of his life, in 1887.

Pope Leo XIV to name St. John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education

Oct 22, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Holy Father will designate Newman as an official co-patron saint of education, together with St. Thomas Aquinas. Read more

The “halo effect” of churches’ programs and facilities outweighs tax revenue roughly tenfold, says a new report on the risk to Canadian society if faith groups lose their charitable status, as recommended in a finance committee report.

Report warns revoking churches’ charitable status in Canada could devastate faith sector

Oct 22, 2025

By The B.C. Catholic

A new report warns that removing the “advancement of religion” from Canada’s list of recognized charitable purposes could have far-reaching... Read more

Bishop Nicholas Hudson was named the next bishop of Plymouth, England, by Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 21, 2025.

New bishop announced for Plymouth, England, after long vacancy

Oct 22, 2025

By Andy Drozdziak

Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 21 named Bishop Nicholas Hudson, an auxiliary bishop of Westminster, as the next bishop of... Read more