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There’s something quietly astonishing about Dolly Parton turning 80. Not because she looks decades younger, or because her voice still rings clear, but because she seems untouched by the usual fear of time, as shared by People. As she put it simply: “I ain’t got time to get old!” For Dolly, each year isn’t a Read More…

Dolly Parton at 80: “I ain’t got time to get old”

Mercy Health Perrysburg Hospital in Perrysburg, Ohio. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Nov 13, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA). Catholic hospitals in the United States are explicitly forbidden from carrying out transgender-related surgeries on indi... [...]

Paul Scherz briefs bishops about artificial intelligence at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2025. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 13, 2025 / 13:50 p... [...]

  CNA Staff, Nov 13, 2025 / 07:00 am According to a new survey, engagement among U.S. adults who identify as Catholic is strong, especially among the youngest adults, and there is growing trust in [...]

The next National Eucharistic Congress will be held during the summer of 2029 in a to-be-determined city, the members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted Wednesday, November 12. The bishops were asked to vote on an action item setting the date of the next National Eucharistic Congress as part of their Read More…

US Bishops approve date of next national Eucharistic Congress

Vatican City, Nov 13, 2025 / 06:00 am The Pontifical Lateran University, the historic institution founded in 1773 by Pope Clement XIV, will inaugurate the academic year on Nov. 14. The ceremony — the traditional [...]

The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank. / Credit: Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA Vatican City, Nov 13, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). The Vatican bank has rehired a married couple fired last year for breaking the financial... [...]

Not only did the US bishops almost unanimously pass the “special pastoral message” on immigration and welcome it with a standing ovation, but they’ve taken to social media with a compelling presentation of highlights of the text. Read the text here: The text was nearly unanimously approved by the bishops on November 12, 2025, during the conference’s Read More…

U.S. bishops take to social media with unique immigration message

As technology reshapes medicine, Pope Leo XIV has offered a thoughtful message to participants in the Pontifical Academy for Life’s International Congress, AI and Medicine: The Challenge of Human Dignity. His remarks, delivered on November 7, 2025, address the ethical crossroads between artificial intelligence and the care of the human person. Pope Leo situates this Read More…

Pope Leo calls for human-centered AI in medicine

Known as the detente, a small emblem of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is cherished by many believers as a spiritual shield. Though it may look like a simple piece of embroidered fabric, its story carries centuries of faith, devotion, and trust in divine protection. According to Ana Palacios’ article for COPE, its origins trace Read More…

This “spiritual shield” shows protection from the Sacred Heart