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Residents help move food supplies at a community center before distribution to the Whitehouse community in Westmoreland, Jamaica, one of the areas most severely affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, on Nov. 2, 2025.

Catholics mobilize in Caribbean following Category 5 hurricane 

Nov 6, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Catholic leaders and agencies have mobilized to help communities left devastated after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica. Read more

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts speaks with CNA in an interview.

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts issues apology for controversial video

Nov 6, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts has issued an apology following his controversial defense of Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes. Read more

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Prosecutors claim Kansas City diocesan staffer stole $150,000 from scholarship fund

Nov 6, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A staffer at the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph allegedly stole more than $150,000 while serving as the leader of... Read more

Michael Iskander as King David in Season 2 of “House of David.”

‘House of David’ Season 2 is ‘transformative,’ lead actor Michael Iskander says

Nov 6, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Michael Iskander, the actor who portrays King David in the “House of David” series, recently sat down with CNA for... Read more

Nancy Pelosi with Vatican Secetary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

Nancy Pelosi announces she will retire from Congress in 2027

Nov 6, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. Democratic leader who has served in Congress since the late 1980s, announced she will not seek... Read more

Cardinal Michael Felix Czerny, SJ, head of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, visits a stall of Caritas Bangladesh on Nov. 4, 2025, in Dhaka.

Bangladesh’s Indigenous Catholics seek support of the Church

Nov 6, 2025

By Stephan Uttom Rozario

Indigenous Catholic leaders in Bangladesh called for stronger Church advocacy to protect their rights and land during the justice commission’s... Read more

The National Council of the Slovak Republic, the national Parliament of Slovakia, in Bratislava.

Slovakia passes school reform criticized by bishops and educators amid funding concerns

Nov 6, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

Bishops and educators have raised concerns about a major education overhaul signed into law by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini. Read more

Father Francisco José Delgado, a priest of the Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain.

Church tribunal acquits priest of charge of ‘inciting hatred’ against the Holy See

Nov 6, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Father Francisco José Delgado, a member of the YouTube priests’ discussion group “The Sacristy of the Vendée,” has been declared... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine during a private audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Nov. 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV discusses 2-state solution with Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas

Nov 6, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The pope and Abbas spoke about “an urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population in Gaza and to... Read more

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) strongly condemned attacks in the Oromia Region in late October 2025 that claimed lives and destroyed property belonging to members of the Catholic community.

Ethiopia’s Catholic bishops condemn deadly attack on parish, call for government protection

Nov 6, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia has strongly condemned attacks in the Oromia region that claimed lives and destroyed property.  Read more

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Upcoming collection to support more than 21,000 retired religious and priests

Nov 6, 2025

By Diego López Marina

U.S. Catholics can support more than 21,000 retired priests and men and women religious during the upcoming collection for the... Read more

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Fact check: Do parental notification laws for abortion harm minors?

Nov 6, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Human Rights Watch claims that laws requiring minors to notify their parents if they are getting an abortion “threaten young... Read more

The Spalding Institute in the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, is being transformed into “The Fulton J. Sheen Experience,” an expansion of the Sheen museum, which has been open since 2008. 

Diocese of Peoria breaks ground on center honoring Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Nov 6, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Spalding Institute is being transformed into “The Fulton J. Sheen Experience,” an expansion of the Sheen museum, which has... Read more

A Catholic delegation attempts to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, immigration facility and was not admitted Nov. 1, 2025.

Judge orders halt to alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions for Illinois detainees

Nov 5, 2025

By Steven Harras

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to maintain strict cleanliness and hygiene requirements for migrants detained at an Illinois... Read more

Father Guillermo Treviño Jr.’s national profile stemmed from his immigrant rights work with Escucha Mi Voz Iowa (“Hear My Voice Iowa”), a group aiding Latino workers, including immigrants. He is shown here during a meeting earlier this year with U.S. Sen.Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

A beloved Iowa priest and immigrant advocate dies at 39

Nov 5, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Father Guillermo Treviño Jr., a 39-year-old priest who advocated for the rights of immigrants in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa,... Read more

Empty wheelchairs were used during a Nov. 4, 2025, anti-assisted suicide event in Rome.

‘Don’t kill me’: Empty wheelchairs dramatize campaign against assisted suicide in Italy

Nov 5, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

An initiative by an Italian pro-life group aims to denounce what the organization considers a “drift toward assisted suicide” in... Read more

Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV to seminarians: ‘Piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality’

Nov 5, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“A piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality; doctrine without prayer becomes sterile and cold,” Pope Leo XIVsaid in a Nov.... Read more

Archbishop José Ángel Saiz Meneses of Seville, Spain.

Archdiocese of Seville permits woman with Down syndrome to be a godmother

Nov 5, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

In October, the offended family took their case to the media because a priest had refused to accept Noelia, a... Read more

On Nov. 4, 2025, the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria announced the release of two seminarians who were abducted in July during an armed attack on Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivianokpodi while confirming the death of a third victim.

2 Nigerian minor seminarians released months after kidnapping, 1 killed in captivity

Nov 5, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria has announced the release of two young seminarians who were abducted in July during... Read more

Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Dubuque, Iowa, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Archdiocese of Dubuque restructures amid declining Catholic population

Nov 5, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The Archdiocese of Dubuque is in the midst of a restructuring plan called the “Journey in Faith” initiative that will... Read more