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Cardinal Matteo Zuppi talks with other Synod on Synodality delegates at the general congregation assembly Oct. 9, 2023.

Cardinal Zuppi calls Hamas ‘the worst enemy of the Palestinian people’

Oct 26, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“We need a solution that guarantees the rights of the two sides; we really need an authoritative Palestinian leadership,” the... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 18, 2023.

7 ways to participate in day of prayer and fasting called for by Pope Francis

Oct 26, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Holy Land, Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer and fasting... Read more

Pope Francis leads the Synod on Synodality delegates in prayer on Oct. 25, 2023.

Pope Francis speaks at Synod on Synodality: ‘Clericalism’ defiles the Church

Oct 26, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis denounced clericalism and called it a “scandal” to see young priests buying lace vestments at tailor shops in... Read more

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes.

Mexican cardinal comments on treatment of controversial issues at Synod on Synodality

Oct 25, 2023

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, the primatial archbishop of Mexico, downplayed the issues that have generated some controversy during the Synod... Read more

Newly elected Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, speaks in the House chamber after his election at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Mike Johnson elected Speaker of the House

Oct 25, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Rep. Mike Johnson, a 51-year-old Louisiana Republican, was elected Speaker of the House on Wednesday afternoon in a 220-209 vote. Read more

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, speaks to guests gathered at New Beginnings Church in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Oct. 23, 2023, in Chicago.

Sen. Tim Scott, in EWTN interview, discusses his faith, support for 15-week abortion ban

Oct 25, 2023

By Lauretta Brown

The GOP presidential hopeful also praised Catholic schools and called for a “smart” border wall. Read more

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame students publish letter objecting to drag show on campus 

Oct 25, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

In a letter to the editor published Oct. 24 in the Observer student newspaper, two seniors objected to a planned... Read more

Pope Francis on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, appointed Father Richard Laurenson as the new bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton in northern New Zealand.

Pope Francis appoints long-standing parish priest as New Zealand bishop

Oct 25, 2023

By Kate Cavanaugh

Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed Father Richard Laurenson as the new bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton in northern New... Read more

Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver.

Colorado can’t refuse state funds to Christian school over gender policies

Oct 25, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A judge has ruled that the state cannot discriminate against the Darren Patterson Christian Academy based on its religious beliefs... Read more

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Monk killed after kidnapping from Nigerian monastery eulogized as prayerful, easygoing

Oct 25, 2023

By Agnes Aineah

Brother Godwin Eze was kidnapped Oct. 17 alongside two others from the Benedictine monastery in Eruku, Nigeria, located in the... Read more

Sister María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, whose religious name was María Antonia of St. Joseph.

Pope Francis recognizes miracle that paves way for first female Argentinian saint

Oct 25, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Blessed María Antonia of Saint Joseph, known as “Mama Antula,” was the founder of the House for Spiritual Exercises in... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Oct. 20, 2023.

Cardinal Pizzaballa: For Christians in Gaza Strip, temptation is to look for future elsewhere

Oct 25, 2023

By CNA Staff

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, speaks about the situation in the Holy Land in a recent interview... Read more

Delegates to the Synod on Synodality meet in the final days of the synod, Oct. 25, 2023.

Synod on Synodality addresses the Church in letter to the people of God

Oct 25, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“This is not about ideology but about an experience rooted in the apostolic tradition,” says the letter inviting the faithful... Read more

Father Marko Rupnik.

UPDATE: Rupnik ‘presumed innocent’ until proven guilty, says diocese that welcomed him

Oct 25, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Mosaic artist Father Marko Rupnik, who has been accused of serious abuses against women, was dismissed from the Jesuits in... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during his Angelus address on Oct. 15, 2023.

Pope Francis on women deacons: ‘Holy orders is reserved for men’

Oct 25, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis reaffirmed the impossibility of women becoming priests, or even modern Church deacons, in an interview for a book... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience at St. Peter's Square on Oct. 25, 2023.

Pope Francis: To evangelize, ‘faith must be inculturated’

Oct 25, 2023

By Matthew Santucci

At his weekly general audience, Pope Francis recounted the story of Sts. Cyril and Methodius as one of encounter with... Read more

Maison DesChamps has assumed the brand of "pro-life spiderman" as he has scaled seven city skyscrapers to bring attention to the pro-life cause. In this photo, he is climbing the Accenture Tower in Chicago Oct. 10, 2023.

Who is Maison DesChamps, the recently arrested ‘Pro-life Spider-man’?

Oct 25, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The 24-year-old Christian rock climber doesn’t mind risking his life and going to jail “if it’s going to save a... Read more

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Catholic scholars sign essay on advancing culture that puts ‘life at the center’

Oct 25, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Nearly 30 prominent Catholic scholars have signed on to an essay calling for advancing “a Catholic vision of the human... Read more

Archbishop Ulises Gutiérrez of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela and second vice president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference.

Archbishop: Primary elections in Venezuela an opportunity ‘toward radical change’

Oct 25, 2023

By Andrés Henríquez

Archbishop Ulises Gutiérrez said the primary elections on Sunday “were an opportunity to show the world ... there is a... Read more

Hussam Abu Sini and Chiara Pezzulich bring their daughter, Marta, to be baptized on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Haifa, Israel.

Catholic couple in Israel baptizes baby in haste: ‘The only hope is in the Church’

Oct 25, 2023

By Marinella Bandini

An Arab-Israeli doctor and his Italian wife chose to baptize their baby sooner than planned and are leaning on their... Read more