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Pope Leo XIV meets with new bishops in Rome on Sept. 11, 2025.

Catholic Church’s new bishops complete formation in Rome

Sep 11, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Every September, the new bishops of the Catholic Church gather in Rome to participate in a formation course. Read more

Archbishop Inácio Saure of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula has denounced illegal occupation of Church land in the country and the inaction on the part of relevant authorities in the country.

Mozambique Church leaders decry silence after mosques built on land taken from Church

Sep 11, 2025

By ACI Africa

In a report by the pontifical and charity foundation Aid to the Church in Need International, Church leaders say mosques... Read more

Memorial lights commemorate the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Catholic and U.S. leaders offer prayers on 24th anniversary of 9/11

Sep 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

On the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Catholic and U.S. leaders offered prayers and paid tribute to... Read more

A makeshift memorial is seen at Timpanogos Regional Hospital in honor of political activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah.

Politicians, faith leaders condemn political violence after Charlie Kirk assassination

Sep 11, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Faith leaders and political leaders are uniting their voices to condemn politically motivated violence following the assassination of Turning Point... Read more

A general view of a wreath laid by mourners outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria on Sept. 11, 2025, following the fatal shooting of U.S. youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk while speaking during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Cardinal Parolin on Charlie Kirk death: ‘We are against all types of violence’

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in comments responding to the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, said the Vatican condemns violence against those... Read more

Father Vealumun Paul Ansbert Mom, the superior general of the Via Christi Society in Nigeria, has decried the state of insecurity in his diocese, saying he can no longer travel to his village because “everyone has been driven away by killer herders.”

‘I don’t have a village anymore’: Priest decries insecurity, persecution in Nigeria

Sep 11, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

The superior general of the Via Christi Society in Nigeria has decried the state of insecurity in his native Makurdi... Read more

Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau at his episcopal consecration Mass as the new auxiliary bishop of Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 8, 2025.

‘God is with Nicaragua!’ exclaims first Nicaraguan consecrated bishop in the U.S.

Sep 11, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

“Do not forget: God is with us and God is with Nicaragua!” said newly consecrated Newark, New Jersey, Auxiliary Bishop... Read more

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Pew Research surveys role of religion in how Americans vote

Sep 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

A new Pew Research Center study found that religion does not play a large role in how most Americans vote... Read more

Erik Dike, a rising senior nursing student at Belmont Abbey College, carries a patient onboard a hospital ship in Madagascar during a two-week program with Mercy Ships.

Catholic nursing students live faith on hospital ship in Madagascar 

Sep 11, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Three nursing students from a Catholic liberal arts school in North Carolina spent two weeks on a hospital ship in... Read more

Police officers are on the scene at Evergreen High School where a shooting occured earlier in the day, in Evergreen, Colorado, on Sept. 10, 2025. A shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado critically injured three studentsincluding the suspected shooter. Authorities say there is no longer an active threat.

UPDATE: Colorado high school shooting suspect was ‘radicalized,’ police say

Sep 10, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The suspect in a school shooting in Evergreen, Colorado, has died of self-inflicted wounds after shooting two of his peers. Read more

Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk (pictured at the White House in May) was shot and killed on Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking to college students in Utah.

Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah Valley University event

Sep 10, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative activist organization Turning Point USA and outspoken Christian, was shot dead while speaking at... Read more

Pope Leo XIV preaches at the historic Rotonda church in Albano, Aug. 17, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Israeli attack in Qatar a ‘very serious’ development

Sep 10, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Referring to the growing tension in the Middle East conflict, Pope Leo XIV stated: “We must pray a lot and... Read more

St. Francis Xavier statue in front St. Joseph Cathedral in Beijing, China, Feb. 25, 2016.

Pope Leo XIV creates ‘new’ China diocese amid diocesan border dispute with Beijing

Sep 10, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV has created a new Catholic diocese in northern China with the same name as one established decades... Read more

Marchers make their way through central London during the 10th annual March for Life UK on Sept. 6, 2025.

7 Catholic bishops join record-breaking UK March for Life in London

Sep 10, 2025

By Edward Pentin

Held in a festive atmosphere and under warm, sunny September skies, organizers estimated 10,000 participants took part in the 10th... Read more

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary headquarters of the Holy See Press Office in Vatican City.

Cardinal Hollerich: ‘I would not define Church sexual morality so narrowly’

Sep 10, 2025

By CNA Deutsch

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, stated in a recent interview that he “would not define morality — especially sexual morality —... Read more

Father Pedro Antonio Benítez Mestre is the new interim rector of the Pontifical University of Mexico.

New rector of Mexican Catholic university: Catholic education must pass on ‘its treasure’

Sep 10, 2025

By Diego López Colín

The Pontifical University of Mexico began a new era with the appointment of Father Pedro Antonio Benítez Mestre as interim... Read more

A family says good-bye to summer and welcomes the fall.

Vacation’s over: How to get back into the routine with joy and hope

Sep 10, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The return to school, early-morning routines, and multiple responsibilities offers the opportunity to begin anew and embrace Christian joy and... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets a young child before his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 10, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV defends crying: ‘It can even be the extreme form of prayer’

Sep 10, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV held the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square, where he reflected on crying as “a profound... Read more

Bishop Roger Coffi Anoumou of the Diocese of Lokossa in Benin represented the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) at the second African Climate Summit on Sept. 7-8, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

African bishops call for ‘Africa-led, community-rooted’ solutions for climate crisis

Sep 10, 2025

By Silas Mwale Isenjia

In a statement read out during the second Africa Climate Summit on Sept. 7-8, African bishops said the climate crisis... Read more

Police gather at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, following a mass shooting that killed two children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children.

Amid debate over arming teachers, what does the Catholic Church teach about self-defense?

Sep 10, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A handful of states, including Florida, Idaho, and Texas, allow for public school teachers to carry guns in some circumstances.... Read more