FBI director: There have been ‘terminations’ related to 2023 anti-Catholic memo — By: Catholic News Agency

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 17, 2025 / 19:34 pm (CNA). FBI Director Kash Patel said in a U.S. Senate hearing that there have been “terminations” and “resignations” of employees related to a 2023 anti-Catholic memo…

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Pope Leo XIV expels deacon from the clerical state for abuse of minors — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 16, 2025, expelled from the clerical state an Italian deacon who was convicted of sexual offenses against minors. / Credit: Freedom Studio/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 17, 2025 / 16:19 pm (CNA). Italian permanent deacon Alessandro Frateschi, who was convicted of sexual offenses against minors, has been expelled from the…

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Report: Assisted suicide in Canada poses higher death risk for vulnerable groups — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: GBALLGIGGSPHOTO/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 17, 2025 / 16:49 pm (CNA). The legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada has led to disproportionately high rates of premature deaths among vulnerable groups, according to a recent Cardus Health report. Cardus Health, an organization that aims to foster a social system that…

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Nigeria bishops’ conference president: Country now full of ‘fear, flight, and funerals’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Nigeria is “sinking in many fronts,” the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, has said. / Credit: Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria ACI Africa, Sep 17, 2025 / 14:10 pm (CNA). Nigeria is “sinking in many fronts,” the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) said at a…

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