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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 12, 2025 / 14:24 pm A group of teens will speak with the Holy Father during a digital encounter at the upcoming National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis. Pope Leo [...]

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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) elected a new conference secretary and additional six bishops to committee leadership roles on Wednesday, November 12, during its 2025 Fall Plenary Assembly. Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Ft. Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, was elected as the new conference secretary, defeating Archbishop James F. Checchio, coadjutor archbishop of New Read More…

Here’s the USCCB committee election results

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null / Credit: joshimerbin/Shutterstock Washington, D.C., Nov 12, 2025 / 13:15 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a new translation of the Bible, which will be used for personal Bibles, the lectionary at... [...]

Carmelite Father Craig Morrison speaks on a panel about Jewish-Catholic relations at The Catholic University of America on Nov. 11, 2025. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington, D.C., Nov 12, 2025 / 12:45 pm (CNA). Nostra Aetate, the Churc... [...]

St. Nicholas Church in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. / Credit: Kirill Neiezhmakov/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 12, 2025 / 12:15 pm (CNA). The Czech Republic, known for its historical heritage, fairytale castles, and medieval arch... [...]

Born in Italy, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini felt a missionary impulse to leave her homeland and travel to the “land of immigrants.“ At the time she was encouraged by Bishop Giovanni Batista Scalabrini to begin a mission in the United States with her new religious order. She had founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Read More…

How Leo XIII encouraged Mother Cabrini’s missionary zeal

Vatican City, Nov 12, 2025 / 08:00 am Pope Leo XIV reflected Wednesday on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees us from selfishness and division. Fraternity “is without doubt [...]

At the end of the general audience on November 12, 2025, Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Blessed Mother Eliswa Vakayil (1831-1913), who was beatified in India on November 8. He also mentioned Saint Josaphat, whose memory the Church celebrates this Wednesday and who is the patron saint of Ukrainian Catholics. On Saturday, in the Read More…

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