Vance calls border security ‘humanitarian’ in response to Pope Leo XIV — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Vice President JD Vance participates in a fireside chat with Breitbart Washington Bureau Chief Matt Boyle at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 20, 2025 / 14:25 pm (CNA). Vice President JD Vance called border security “humanitarian” in response…

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LIVE UPDATES: NCYC 2025 — Pope Leo XIV’s historic first digital encounter with young U.S. Catholics — By: Catholic News Agency

The encounter in Indianapolis will feature opening remarks by Pope Leo XIV, youth representatives, and a live Q&A. / Credit: EWTN News CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). The 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference will feature prayer, community, evangelization, and service among Catholic teenagers from Nov. 20–22 in Indianapolis. Follow CNA’s live…

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How to watch Pope Leo XIV’s historic live digital encounter with American youth — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered at his general audience on Oct.25, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 20, 2025 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will hold a historic live digital conversation with American teenagers at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) on Friday. The faithful across the…

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Retired Army general, Notre Dame professor to serve as president of Belmont Abbey College — By: Catholic News Agency

Mary Help of Christians Basilica on the campus of Belmont Abbey College. / Credit: Rnrivas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 20, 2025 / 16:30 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States: Retired Army general, Notre Dame professor to serve as president of…

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European Parliament discusses harms of surrogacy after EU condemns the practice — By: Catholic News Agency

Reem Alsalem (right), the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, opposes surrogacy at an Oct. 9, 2025, U.N. event hosted by the Italian government. / Credit: ADF International Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 20, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA). The European Parliament and the United Nations have officially condemned the practice of…

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China’s ‘assault on religious freedom’ threatens U.S., congressional commission told — By: Catholic News Agency

This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a Chinese flag fluttering below a cross on a Christian church in Pingtan, in China’s southeast Fujian province. / Credit: Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 20, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). The Chinese Communist Party’s “ongoing assault against religious freedom” has…

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Polish, German bishops sign new declaration 60 years after historic reconciliation — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gniezno, president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference (left), and Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German Bishops’ Conference, embrace after signing the joint declaration “Courage of Extended Hands” at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław, Poland, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of…

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