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Month: October 2025

Books

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 […]

The Dispatch

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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