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Opinion: Don’t blame Descartes—the dualism runs deep

November 10, 2025 Matthew Becklo 9

On November 10, 1619, during a Saint Martin’s Eve celebration in Germany, a twenty-three-year-old French soldier slipped into a small room with a stove to do some thinking—and it changed the course of history. Philosophy, […]

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Bangladesh police arrest suspect in bomb attacks on Catholic sites

November 10, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The main gate of Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, shows damage after two homemade bomb explosions on Oct. 8, 2025. / Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario

Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 10, 2025 / 09:09 am (CNA).
Dhaka police have arrested a 28-year-ol… […]

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Parish-based initiative by the USCCB connects mothers with key resources

November 10, 2025 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 7

Walking with Moms in Need is a nationwide, parish-based initiative by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to connect pregnant and parenting mothers with resources they need to address their challenges. Launched in 2020, […]

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South Sudan bishop: Warring factors are “stealing peace and stealing resources”

November 9, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 3

Bishop Christian Carlassare of Benitu in South Sudan has decried the escalating war in Sudan, particularly the carnage in El Fasher, describing it as “a tragedy.” The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by General […]

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Pope Leo XIV: Build the Church on the solid foundations of Christ, not on worldly criteria

November 9, 2025 Catholic News Agency 11

Rome, Italy, Nov 9, 2025 / 06:40 am At the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to build the Church on “solid foundations” rooted in Christ rather than on […]

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Last Days is a beautiful and well-intentioned film, but stumbles often

November 9, 2025 Nick Olszyk 1

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Reel Rating: 3 out of 5 reels Last Days tells the true story of John Allen Chau, an American missionary who was killed by the Sentinelese after he illegally landed on the […]

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What will you do this month for the souls in Purgatory?

November 8, 2025 Susan Ciancio 7

In the Catholic Church, the month of November is dedicated to praying for and “relieving the sufferings of the souls in purgatory”—also called the Church Suffering. Those in heaven are the Church Triumphant, and we here on […]

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Pope Leo XIV plans to hold major meeting of cardinals in January

November 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 15

National Catholic Register, Nov 7, 2025 / 17:10 pm Pope Leo XIV is planning to convene an extraordinary consistory of cardinals in early January, the theme of which is not yet known. In a brief […]

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Jesus Christ is the new and everlasting Temple

November 8, 2025 Carl E. Olson 6

Readings: • Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 • Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 • 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17 • Jn 2:13-22 The great Temple of Solomon was built about a thousand years before the time of Christ. […]

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Supreme Court makes ruling on passports and biological sex

November 7, 2025 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 19

On Thursday, November 6th, the Supreme Court, in Trump v. Orr, upheld the federal government’s right to issue U.S. passports indicating a person’s true sex. The Administration abandoned the Biden State Department policy that basically […]

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