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Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven new saints on Sunday including an Italian lawyer who renounced Satanism and became “an apostle of the Rosary,” a martyred Armenian archbishop, and a Venezuelan considered the “doctor of the poor.” Banners of the new saints are on display on St. Peter’s Basilica for all to see in St….
Father Custodio Ballester, a Spanish priest, was acquitted of hate crimes, along with another priest and a journalist. / Credit: Courtesy of HazteOir.org ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 18, 2025 / 06:30 am (CNA). Two priests and a journalist who were tried for criticizing radical Islam have been acquitted by the Provincial Court of Malaga in…
A DACA protest sign is waved outside of the White House. / null CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released an update this week on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program highlighting the threat a looming court order may pose to the legal…
Louis and Zelie Martin. Public Domain image. / null Vatican City, Oct 18, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). At a time when the world offers “many counter-examples” of what a healthy marriage should look like, Pope Leo XIV has urged couples to look to Saints Louis and Zélie Martin — the parents of St. Thérèse…
The painting St. Luke the Evangelist in the church Iglesia El Buen Pastor by Miguel Vaguer (1959). / Credit: Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Oct. 18, Catholics and other Christians around the world celebrate the feast of St. Luke, the physician and companion of St. Paul whose Gospel…
Cardinal Robert McElroy of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. speaks at the University of Notre Dame Forum event on ‘Healing Our National Dialogue and Political Life’ on Oct. 17, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Michael Caterina / University of Notre Dame Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2025 / 18:29 pm (CNA). Cardinal Robert McElroy of…
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023. / Credit: USCCB video Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2025 / 14:08 pm (CNA). Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy Broglio expressed concern about the U.S. Army canceling certain chapel contracts, which he warned…
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany, NY. / Drew Proto via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0) CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2025 / 15:09 pm (CNA). A New York man has received an $8 million settlement from the Diocese of Albany over claims that he was abused for years by a priest when he was…
A protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement features a sign that reads “Chicago Stands With Immigrant Families.” The Department of Homeland Security denies ICE targeted a Chicago parish on Oct. 12, 2025. / Credit: Antwon McMullen / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2025 / 16:24 pm (CNA). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is…
U.S. Catholic bishops urged Congress to end the federal government shutdown, but only if lawmakers ensure that tax credits are not used for abortions. / Credit: Traci L. Clever/Shutterstock Washington, D.C., Oct 17, 2025 / 12:10 pm (CNA). America’s Catholic bishops are urging Congress to end the nearly three-week federal government shutdown by extending taxpayer…
