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Catholic bishops criticize Trump’s IVF expansion: Every life is ‘sacred and loved by God’ — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Rohane Hamilton/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 20, 2025 / 13:53 pm (CNA). U.S. Catholic bishops are criticizing President Donald Trump’s effort to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) — a fertility treatment contrary to Church teaching that routinely discards human embryos. Trump announced on Oct. 16 that the government entered an…

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Political tensions surface amid celebrations honoring Venezuela’s 2 new saints — By: Catholic News Agency

Venezualans celebate their country’s two new saints during the canonization ceremony on Oct. 19, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 20, 2025 / 14:23 pm (CNA). Underlying political tensions have surfaced among Venezuelans in Rome celebrating the recent canonization of the country’s first two saints,…

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Pope Leo XIV appoints Boston auxiliary Mark O’Connell to lead Diocese of Albany, New York — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Mark O’Connell. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Boston Vatican City, Oct 20, 2025 / 09:44 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday named Bishop Mark O’Connell, an auxiliary bishop of Boston, the next bishop of the Diocese of Albany, New York. O’Connell, a canon lawyer, succeeds the 77-year-old Bishop Edward B….

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United in the Sacred Heart: Emperor Karl, Pius XII, and Cardinal Mindszenty — By: OnePeterFive

Author’s note: I am immensely grateful to Her Highness Archduchess Anna-Carolina von Habsburg-Lothringen for her translation of excerpts from Elizabeth Kovács’ biography of Blessed Karl, “Untergang oder Rettung der Donaumonarchie?” In October 2024, I was blessed to attend a conference entitled, “Blessed Karl of Austria: A Light for Our Times.” Among the impressive line-up of…

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New Catholic sports coaching program focuses on mind, body, and soul — By: Catholic News Agency

Rachael Isaac speaks to student athletes at Franciscan University of Steubenville, hosted by Franciscan University Athletic’s Athlete Center for Excellence (ACE), in October 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Catholic Counselors CNA Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As a competitive figure skater growing up, Rachael Popcak Isaac experienced firsthand the pressure that…

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