Pope Francis ordains 10 men to the priesthood in St. Peter’s Basilica on May 7, 2017. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 3, 2025 / 13:35 pm (CNA). Seminaries and their formators are beginning to rethink what formation should look like in the U.S. following reports that enrollment at graduate-level seminaries is continuing…

Father Custodio Ballester. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Hazteoir.org Ann Arbor, Michigan, Oct 3, 2025 / 14:23 pm (CNA). Freedom of speech and religion in Spain is in play as Father Custodio Ballester faces a possible three-year prison sentence and fines after a trial this week found him guilty of making allegedly “Islamophobic” statements in…

Pope Leo XIV greets an elderly woman at the Vatican on Oct. 3, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 3, 2025 / 15:08 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Friday said that old age is both a gift and a challenge, and in response the Catholic Church is called to develop missionary…