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Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks at Mass on Dec. 3, 2023.

Military archdiocese: Army’s response to canceled religious contracts ‘inadequate’

Oct 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, said the U.S. Army is not adequately addressing its discontent with canceled religious... Read more

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela.

Venezuelan president accuses cardinal of plotting against saint’s canonization

Oct 22, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, accused Cardinal Baltazar Porras of conspiring to prevent the canonization of Venezuela’s first male saint. Read more

Bishop Edward Malesic addresses the First Friday Club of Cleveland on Feb. 10, 2022.

Cleveland Diocese extends Latin Mass

Oct 22, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The Diocese of Cleveland has confirmed that the Vatican granted permission for the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass at... Read more

Crosses stand in a row at the Wounded Knee Memorial in South Dakota.

Bishop Bullock, local Jesuits criticize Hegseth’s honor of Wounded Knee soldiers

Oct 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Rapid City Bishop Scott Bullock and South Dakota Jesuit leaders criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for honoring Wounded Knee... Read more

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich (meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2025) issued a video with a message of support for immigrants on Oct. 21, 2025.

Cardinal Cupich pledges support for migrants as Catholics across U.S. rally in solidarity

Oct 22, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“Let me be clear, the Church stands with migrants,” Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago said in a video message on... Read more

The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.

After losing to Catholic charity at Supreme Court, Wisconsin seeks to end religious tax break

Oct 22, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that the state violated the First Amendment when it denied a tax exemption... Read more

Altar servers attend a training session in the Diocese of Palayamkottai in June 2025.

Diocese of Palayamkottai in India launches inaugural altar server program

Oct 22, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Diocese of Palayamkottai in India launched an altar server training program with the help of the Diocese of Columbus,... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV: Sadness in life can be healed through Christ

Oct 22, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father said the mystery of Christ’s resurrection can “change... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates a Mass for peace in Ukraine on Nov. 17, 2022, in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome.

Cardinal, Vatican journalists condemn threat to free press after assaults on journalists

Oct 22, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and an organization of Vatican-accredited journalists spoke out in support of a free... Read more

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Catholic college graduates leading in purpose, belonging, financial stability, report says

Oct 22, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States. Read more

St. John Henry Newman near the end of his life, in 1887.

Pope Leo XIV to name St. John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education

Oct 22, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Holy Father will designate Newman as an official co-patron saint of education, together with St. Thomas Aquinas. Read more

The “halo effect” of churches’ programs and facilities outweighs tax revenue roughly tenfold, says a new report on the risk to Canadian society if faith groups lose their charitable status, as recommended in a finance committee report.

Report warns revoking churches’ charitable status in Canada could devastate faith sector

Oct 22, 2025

By The B.C. Catholic

A new report warns that removing the “advancement of religion” from Canada’s list of recognized charitable purposes could have far-reaching... Read more

Bishop Nicholas Hudson was named the next bishop of Plymouth, England, by Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 21, 2025.

New bishop announced for Plymouth, England, after long vacancy

Oct 22, 2025

By Andy Drozdziak

Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 21 named Bishop Nicholas Hudson, an auxiliary bishop of Westminster, as the next bishop of... Read more

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CNA explains: How should we approach AI companionship?

Oct 22, 2025

By Father Michael Baggot

Tech companies are offering increasingly realistic and immersive forms of AI-based life coaching, friendship, and romance through AI companions. Read more

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day.

5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever

Oct 22, 2025

By CNA Staff

St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate. He was the first... Read more

Bolivian president-elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira.

Right-leaning Bolivian president-elect Rodrigo Paz thanks God for his victory

Oct 21, 2025

By David Ramos

Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party is the president-elect of Bolivia, after defeating former Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga... Read more

Thirty states have adopted some version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) first signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993.

State-level religious freedom protections grow in recent years

Oct 21, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

As of 2025, 30 states have adopted a version of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) or similar legislative... Read more

Sister Reji Varghese began her three-year term as head of the Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood for the United States after her recent installation.

New Jersey bishop installs new leader of Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood

Oct 21, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Sister Reji Varghese began her three-year term as head of the Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood for... Read more

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis.

Minnesota archbishop delivers letters from Annunciation School to Pope Leo XIV

Oct 21, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis delivered letters from victims of the Annunciation School shooting to Pope Leo XIV. Read more

Father Robert Spitzer, SJ, founder of the Magis Center, delivers the opening keynote address at the inaugural Wonder Conference on Jan. 13, 2023.

Magis Center launches AI app on faith, science 

Oct 21, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Magis Center released an artificial intelligence (AI) app to provide instant, science-based answers to questions about the Church and Catholic... Read more