New rector of Mexican Catholic university: Catholic education must pass on ‘its treasure’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Pedro Antonio Benítez Mestre is the new interim rector of the Pontifical University of Mexico. / Credit: EWTN Noticias ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 10, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). The Pontifical University of Mexico (UPM by its Spanish acronym) began a new era with the appointment of Father Pedro Antonio Benítez Mestre as interim…

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Cardinal Hollerich: ‘I would not define Church sexual morality so narrowly’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary headquarters of the Holy See Press Office in Vatican City. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Deutsch, Sep 10, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, stated in a recent interview that he “would…

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African bishops call for ‘Africa-led, community-rooted’ solutions for climate crisis — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Roger Coffi Anoumou of the Diocese of Lokossa in Benin represented the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) at the second African Climate Summit on Sept. 7-8, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. / Credit: SECAM ACI Africa, Sep 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences…

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First African bishop ordained to lead U.S. diocese in Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Simon Peter Engurait was installed on Sept. 5, 2025, as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana during a ceremony at Nicholls State University.  / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2025 / 14:14 pm (CNA). Bishop Simon Peter Engurait was ordained last week,…

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Archdiocese of New Orleans offers $230 million to settle abuse claims — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. / Credit: travelview/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2025 / 14:53 pm (CNA). After the Archdiocese of New Orleans increased its settlement offer to clergy sexual abuse claimants from $180 million to $230 million on Sept. 8, attorneys of the victims urged their clients to accept the deal. The archdiocese…

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Cardinal Pizzaballa says violence in Gaza is the result of hateful language — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 9, 2025 / 15:23 pm (CNA). The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, said violence in the Gaza Strip is the result of years of dehumanizing rhetoric and called for the replacement of hateful language with speech that opens horizons and…

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