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Month: October 2025

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Why is a religious sister writing vampire novels? An interview with Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP

October 31, 2025 Paul Senz 3

A new novel about a young woman and a mysterious vampire explores the question: Is any soul beyond saving? In The Curse He Chose, by Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP, God’s boundless mercy is on full […]

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Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona is now tallest church in the world

October 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Tourists take photos as they visit the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, on August 2, 2025. / Credit: Manaure QUINTERO/AFP.

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 17:57 pm (CNA).
The Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) minor basilica in Barcelona is n… […]

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White House official: Trump spoke with Xi Jinping about Jimmy Lai’s release

October 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

President Donald Trump says he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about imprisoned pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai in October 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Bradley Foundation

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 17:10 pm (CNA).
Her… […]

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Cuba’s national Marian shrine damaged by Hurricane Melissa

October 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Hurricane Melissa severely damaged the Cuban shrine to Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre. / Credit: Courtesy of Diocese of Cienfuegos

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 16:48 pm (CNA).
The passage of Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction in… […]

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Pope Leo XIV gives Catholic educators lessons from St. Augustine

October 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

As part of Jubilee of the World of Education, Pope Leo XIV held an Oct. 31, 2025 audience with teachers. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Oct 31, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV said Catholic educators can learn four fundamental values… […]

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Killer, rapist of girl in Catholic church identified more than 60 years later

October 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 3

CNA Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 15:48 pm Authorities announced this week that the killer of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty, raped and murdered in a Pennsylvania Catholic church 63 years ago, has finally been identified […]

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UPDATE: : Trump says he will designate Nigeria ‘country of particular concern’

October 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 8

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 17:30 pm President Donald Trump said he is designating Nigeria a “country of particular concern.” In a social media post Oct. 31, Trump said, “Christianity is facing an […]

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Illinois Senate passes assisted suicide measure

October 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 14:53 pm The Illinois State Senate passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state. The legislation (SB 1950), known as the “End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill […]

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Cardinal Cupich at Georgetown panel: AI is Pope Leo XIV’s ‘industrial revolution’

October 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 14:17 pm Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago described artificial intelligence (AI) as Pope Leo XIV’s  “industrial revolution” at a Georgetown University forum Oct. 30. The event, “Pope Leo […]

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Archbishop Broglio urges faithful to aid victims of Hurricane Melissa

October 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 13:31 pm Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio called this week for “prayer and action” as Hurricane Melissa devastated the Caribbean region. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic […]

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Today Pope Francis appointed Bishop Mark J. Seitz, an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Dallas, as head of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas. The El Paso see has been vacant since February 2012, […]

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