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Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for his Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 14, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV signals potential shift on China, talks Trump and Gaza

Sep 18, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV signaled he may be open to future changes to the Vatican’s controversial deal with China, saying that... Read more

Pope Leo XIV presides over his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 17, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: My priority is the Gospel, not solving the world’s problems

Sep 18, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV gave an interview for the biography “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century,”... Read more

In his homily at the Sept. 13, 2025, diaconate ordination of nine Mill Hill Missionaries members, Bishop John Oballa Owaa of the Diocese of Ngong in Kenya lauded young members of the congregation for not allowing anything to stand in their way to evangelize.

Kenyan bishop lauds courage of seminarians choosing dangerous missionary work

Sep 18, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Bishop John Oballa Owaa lauded nine young members of the Mill Hill Missionaries congregation for not allowing anything to stand... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly general audience on Sept. 17, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV on Vatican’s finances: ‘I’m not losing sleep over it’

Sep 18, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Holy Father made the remarks as part of a wide-ranging interview with Crux senior correspondent Elise Ann Allen. Read more

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a vocal evangelical Christian who was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025, speaking at an event in Texas in 2018.

Utah seeks death penalty for Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk murder

Sep 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced he is seeking the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, the man charged with murdering... Read more

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI headquarters building in Washington, D.C.

FBI director: There have been ‘terminations’ related to 2023 anti-Catholic memo

Sep 17, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

FBI Director Kash Patel said in a U.S. Senate hearing that there have been “terminations” and “resignations” of employees related... Read more

Widows Norma Pérez and Olga Pallares.

2 widows at Jubilee of Consolation: Our husbands ‘are with God, in a joy not of this world’

Sep 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Norma Pérez, a widow for five years, and Olga Pallares, a widow for two, have experienced the piercing visceral pain... Read more

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Report: Assisted suicide in Canada poses higher death risk for vulnerable groups

Sep 17, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

A Cardus Health report said the legalization of medical assistance in dying in Canada has led to disproportionately high rates... Read more

Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 16, 2025, expelled from the clerical state an Italian deacon who was convicted of sexual offenses against minors.

Pope Leo XIV expels deacon from the clerical state for abuse of minors

Sep 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Italian permanent deacon Alessandro Frateschi, who was convicted of sexual offenses against minors, has been expelled from the clerical state... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa visits a kindergarten in Haifa.

Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem forgives school debt of all diocesan families

Sep 17, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has decided to forgive the school debts of all families in the diocese for the... Read more

Nigeria is “sinking in many fronts,” the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, has said.

Nigeria bishops’ conference president: Country now full of ‘fear, flight, and funerals’

Sep 17, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, said Nigerians are grappling with the many effects... Read more

View of the San Diego skyline.

Deacon in San Diego says he will self-deport after residency status revoked

Sep 17, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A deacon in San Diego has told parishioners he will voluntarily deport himself after his residency status was revoked by... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 17, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV decries ‘unacceptable conditions’ in Gaza, urges release of hostages

Sep 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV said he was closely following the impact of Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City, where about 600,000... Read more

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Appellate court protects Baptist association’s autonomy in internal dispute

Sep 17, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

An appellate court in Mississippi dismissed an employment-related lawsuit brought against an agency of the Southern Baptist Convention. Read more

The original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the Mexican flag.

With Mexico ‘bled dry by violence, confused by ideologies,’ Church prays for deliverance

Sep 17, 2025

By David Ramos

The Mexican Bishops’ Conference offered a prayer on the county’s Sept. 16 holiday “to God and to our Most Holy... Read more

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New study shows just over half of Americans support a right to assisted suicide

Sep 17, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

A new Lifeway Research study reveals that a slim majority of Americans, 51%, believe terminally ill individuals should have the... Read more

Four members of the Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (MCST) in Tanzania lost their lives in a road accident in the country’s Archdiocese of Mwanza on Sept. 15, 2025.

4 Carmelite religious sisters, driver killed in crash in Tanzania

Sep 17, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Members of the Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus in Tanzania are among five people who lost... Read more

St. Hildegard of Bingen.

St. Hildegard of Bingen’s gifts served the whole Church, Pope Benedict said

Sep 17, 2025

By CNA Staff

St. Hildegard of Bingen, one of four female doctors of the Church, is celebrated and remembeed in the Church on... Read more

Priests throughout the country have mentioned assassinated conservative Christian activisit Charlie Kirk in their homilies this week.

Homilies across U.S. take stock of Charlie Kirk assassination

Sep 16, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic priests around the country have discussed the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk during their homilies in... Read more

Marian shrine in Mariamabad, Pakistan.

Catholic father murdered while on pilgrimage to Marian shrine in Pakistan

Sep 16, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Men on motorcycles murdered a father and injured a 16-year-old boy while they were taking part in a pilgrimage to... Read more