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Pope Leo XIV visits new health clinic for the poor under St. Peter’s colonnade
Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 14 visited a new outpatient clinic in the Vatican, built beneath the colonnade of St.... Read more
Philippines aid worker details proactive emergency response to Typhoon Kalmaegi
Catholic Relief Services revealed emergency relief efforts in the Philippines began before Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall. Read more
Pope Leo XIV praises the ‘silent and hidden love’ of cloistered nuns
Pope Leo XIV praised the “silent and hidden love” of cloistered nuns who, he said, are free from the slavery... Read more
Border czar Homan says ‘Catholic Church is wrong’ on immigration
Border czar Tom Homan strongly opposed the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) “special message” on immigration. Read more
New York bishops oppose ‘wanton and unnecessary separation of families’
New York Catholic bishops condemned deportations of migrants seeking refugee status. Read more
Priest found dead in Mexico; 2 suspects arrested
The Catholic Church has confirmed the discovery of the body of Father Ernesto Baltazar Hernández Vilchis, a priest of the... Read more
Tanzania bishop urges respect for life amid reports of thousands killed post-election
Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba underscored the need to uphold justice and due process when handling individuals suspected of any criminal... Read more
Vatican guidance discouraging Marian title ‘Co-Redemptrix’ sparks Catholic debate
Intra-Catholic debate on the use of certain Marian titles has continued after the Vatican issued guidance encouraging limits on their... Read more
Paris archbishop recalls jihadist massacre 10 years ago, offers hope
Ten years ago on Nov. 13, armed jihadists stormed the Bataclan concert hall in Paris and elsewhere in the city,... Read more
Iowa man receives life in prison for 2023 stabbing of Nebraska priest
Kierre Williams last month pleaded guilty to the assault that claimed the life of Father Stephen Gutgsell. Read more
Bishops approve 2029 Eucharistic Congress in bid to revive ‘long-lost tradition’
At the plenary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore on Nov. 12, the bishops voted to confirm... Read more
Pope Leo XIV urges ‘thinking the faith’ amid risk of cultural emptiness
Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged academics to “think the faith” in order to confront what he called an increasingly... Read more
Slovak bishops to ask for forgiveness on Day of Repentance
The Day of Repentance on Nov. 16 will acknowledge failures “in relation to God, each other, and society at large.” Read more
More than half a million people to participate in Aid to the Church in Need ‘Red Week’
Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more
CatholicVote report examines moral implications of immigration enforcement
A faithful Catholic can support strong and humane immigration law enforcement, according to the Catholic advocacy organization CatholicVote. Read more
Pope Leo XIV receives exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez
Pope Leo XIV received on Nov. 13 Rolando Álvarez, the exiled bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estelí in... Read more
Pope Leo calls for ‘prudent’ evaluation of supernatural phenomena to avoid superstition
Pope Leo XIV during an address at the Vatican on Thursday called for the “prudent” evaluation of supernatural phenomena to... Read more
U.S. bishops receive briefing on artificial intelligence
The U.S. bishops received a briefing on the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) from Notre Dame theology professor... Read more
U.S. bishops pass directive forbidding transgender surgeries at Catholic hospitals
The prelates voted on Nov. 12 to direct hospitals to “preserve the integrity of the human body” when treating individuals... Read more
Vatican bank reinstates couple fired for violating prohibition on married employees
The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) rehired the couple in a negotiated settlement over a wrongful termination lawsuit... Read more
