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The state of Alabama on Oct. 23, 2025, executed convicted murderer Anthony Boyd by nitrogen gas just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider requiring the state to execute him by firing squad instead. / Credit: Alabama Department of Corrections via AP, File CNA Staff, Oct 24, 2025 / 11:32 am (CNA). The…
Annunciation School shooting survivor Sophia Forchas in a photo before the incident and then posing with neurosurgeon Dr. Walt Galicich at Gillette Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis on a very happy day as she goes home to be with her family on Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Forchas family National Catholic Register,…
null / Credit: AS photo studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession The Permanent Council of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference has…
The faithful pray before the altar at Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Dublin, Ireland, Oct 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Seven pivotal priorities emerged from the Irish bishops’ Pre-Synodal Assembly meetings on Oct. 18 in Kilkenny, reflecting the hopes and concerns of the Irish faithful, drawing…
José Luis Bazán, legal adviser to the Commission of Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) in Brussels. / Credit: Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 24, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The rise in violence and attacks against places of worship and believers, traditionally associated with regions of conflict, has seen a worrying upturn…
A color guard stands at attention as Eliza Monroe Hay’s remains are carried for reinterment at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Payne/CNA Richmond, Virginia, Oct 23, 2025 / 17:04 pm (CNA). Nearly two centuries after her death, the daughter of American Founding Father James Monroe has been…
Pope Leo XIV addresses the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre at the Vatican on Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 23, 2025 / 17:34 pm (CNA). In an audience with the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Pope Leo XIV thanked them for their humble service to the communities…
Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III meet before their prayer together in the Sistine Chapel during a historic meeting at the Vatican on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Dublin, Ireland, Oct 23, 2025 / 18:04 pm (CNA). King Charles III has acted contrary to the oath made at his coronation and…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance tours the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Nathan HOWARD / POOL / AFP / Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 23, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA). U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, attended a…
Pope Leo XIV meets with participants of the fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements on Oct. 23, 2025, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 23, 2025 / 15:26 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Thursday decried the devastating impact of opioid addiction in the U.S., criticizing the…
