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“The Charity of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary,” painted by Edmund Leighton, circa 1895. / Credit: Edmund Leighton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Nov. 17, the Catholic Church celebrates the life and example of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, a medieval noblewoman who responded to personal tragedy…
Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with people in need at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Nov 16, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV had lunch on Sunday with more than 1,300 people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, gathering with them in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall for…
Argentine priest Father Rico has liberated more than 100 Christians from bondage since 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Order of St. Elias Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nov 16, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Three Christian families in Pakistan have been liberated from bondage thanks to the ongoing efforts of an Argentine priest and young…
The University of Notre Dame. / Credit: Matt B. via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 16, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States: Notre Dame drops ‘acceptance and support for Catholic mission’ from staff values The University of Notre Dame has…
Neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter the mental decline that accompanies aging. / Credit: Terry O’Neill Toronto, Canada, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Sixteen hundred years ago, St. Augustine was credited with saying, “He who sings, prays twice.” Today, scientific research shows that he who sings, performs, or listens…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the Poor on the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians not to retreat into a closed…
Film director Spike Lee gives Pope Leo XIV a customized New York Knicks jersey at the Vatican on November 15, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 15, 2025 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV told representatives of the global film industry on Saturday that cinema is far more than entertainment, calling it a…
null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 15, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Denver and a coalition of Catholic preschools are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow them to access a Colorado universal preschool program. The petition to the high court comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Pope Leo XIV greets Vancouver Archbishop Richard Smith at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 15, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). In a Saturday meeting, Pope Leo XIV received Monsignor Pierre Goudreault, Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, at which the…
Following the example of the 20th-century martyrs of the Cristero Resistance, the Mexican bishops called for an “examination of conscience and a renewed commitment”: “Are we willing to defend our faith with the same radicalism?” / Credit: Photo courtesy of Mexican Episcopal Conference Puebla, Mexico, Nov 15, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). As the centenary…
