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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 7, 2025 / 09:00 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Apostolic nuncio to Germany: ‘Lion of Munster’ Cardinal von [...]

Vatican City, Nov 7, 2025 / 08:00 am Pope Leo XIV said we should “allow ourselves to be challenged” by the presence of those who suffer “without fear of abandoning our own security” during an [...]

ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 07:00 am A total of 3,500 scouts and adult leaders from 13 European countries made a pilgrimage to the French town of Vézelay to “rebuild the kingdom of [...]

CNA Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 06:00 am A Wisconsin religious community says it has completed the first known instance of a Catholic group returning land to a Native American tribe, hailing it as a [...]

In a world increasingly captivated by artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV has called for something both ancient and revolutionary: that technology be placed at the service of evangelization and the good of every person. Speaking once again on the issue of AI, this time through a message addressed to participants of the Builders AI Forum Read More…

Innovation can be participating in God’s creation, Pope tells AI pros

Addictions to drugs and alcohol — “which continue to be prevalent — have been joined by new forms of addiction, noted Pope Leo, as the growing use of the internet has brought not only “clear benefits” but also “an excessive use that often leads to addictions.” “The object of addiction becomes an obsession, conditioning behavior Read More…

Excessive use of internet is leading to addictions, warns Pope Leo

On the morning of November 6, 2025, Pope Leo XIV received the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas. The two men have spoken once by phone, but this was the first in-person contact between the new pontiff and the 90-year-old Palestinian leader. It was held in connection with the 10th anniversary of the Read More…

Leo pushes 2-State solution as Palestinian leader visits Vatican

Anyone who was baptized Catholic is eligible to have a public Catholic funeral, provided that doing so would not create a scandal. But what about those who were not baptized Catholic, but who went to Mass? Or those who were married to a Catholic or had Catholic kids? Can a parish hold a funeral for Read More…

Can a non-Catholic have a Catholic funeral?

Some days we wake up and sadness seems to have pulled up a chair at the breakfast table. There’s no dramatic reason. No storm cloud hovering dramatically over our heads. Just … heavy. And while many of us try to outrun that feeling (with caffeine, distraction, or sheer stubbornness), sadness is surprisingly polite. It never Read More…

What your sadness is quietly asking from you

What is it like to live with a constant awareness of God’s presence?  My favorite description comes in this traditional hymn: No storm can shake my inmost calm while to that rock I’m clinging.Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing? An unshakable peace comes from resting in God’s Read More…

Little known saint shows the way to unshakable peace