Pope Leo XIV: Joy does not have to be ‘free from suffering’
Vatican City, Oct 8, 2025 / 15:00 pm Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday warned against the claim that true joy “must be without wounds” or “trials,” saying pain is not the denial of God’s […]
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Irish Loreto sister receives honorary doctorate for work with girls in South Sudan crisis
ACI Africa, Oct 8, 2025 / 13:00 pm St. Patrick’s Pontifical University in Maynooth, Ireland, has conferred an honorary doctorate to Sister Orla Treacy, whose work spanning 19 years in South Sudan has transformed the lives of […]
Native American group loses religious freedom appeal at Supreme Court
On Oct. 6, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a rehearing of the case filed by Apache Stronghold, a coalition of Native Americans and their supporters, that would have prevented the sale of a Native American sacred site to a mining company. / C… […]
Brooklyn Diocese consolidates Latin Mass to 2 parishes amid priest shortage
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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA).
Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan is moving where the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) will take place in the diocese, and who will say it, as the diocese face… […]
High Court weighs free speech in Colorado’s law banning counseling on gender identity
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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA).
The U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments on Oct. 7 scrutinized Colorado’s law banning counseling on gender identity with some justices vo… […]
U.S. bishops: FDA approval of generic abortion drug is a ‘shocking inconsistency’
CNA Staff, Oct 8, 2025 / 09:00 am The U.S. Catholic bishops sharply criticized the Trump administration’s recent approval of the generic abortion drug mifepristone, saying that women and children deserve better care. The Food […]
Remains of St. Francis of Assisi to be publicly displayed for first time
Rome Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 08:00 am For the first time, the body of St. Francis of Assisi will be visible to all, from Feb. 22 to March 22, 2026. This religious and historical […]
Virginia bishops warn of ‘extreme’ pro-abortion amendment ahead of gubernatorial election
Richmond, Virginia, Oct 8, 2025 / 07:00 am Virginia’s two Catholic bishops are urging voters to “form [their] consciences and vote” in the state’s upcoming gubernatorial election that could also see the state poised to […]
CNA explains: When can Catholic employers fire employees for not following the Church?
CNA Staff, Oct 8, 2025 / 06:00 am A New Jersey teacher’s dismissal from her Catholic school classroom over her role as a surrogate mother has raised the question of just when Catholic employers can […]
Mother Cabrini Institute aims to change ‘mental pattern’ of associating immigrants with crime
Vatican City, Oct 7, 2025 / 08:00 am A new institute at Pope Leo XIV’s undergraduate alma mater wants to change the “mental pattern” that associates immigrants with crime. In the 19th century, St. Frances […]