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Sister Anselimina Karimi was found dead on Oct. 12, 2025, in the Meru Diocese in Kenya. / Credit: Radio 47 Digital ACI Africa, Oct 16, 2025 / 15:11 pm (CNA). A judge in Kenya has ordered the continued detention of a Catholic religious sister accused of involvement in the death of her colleague in the…
The discovery in southern Turkey of five small round loaves — probably intended for the Eucharist — more than 1,300 years old, one of which features an image of Jesus Christ, took place in Topraktepe, an ancient Roman and Byzantine center known as Irenopolis, located in the present-day Turkish province of Karaman. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Karaman…
null / Credit: esfera/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 16, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) at an Oct. 16 hearing heard recommendations from lawmakers and advocates for addressing “severe violations of religious freedom” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “For decades the U.S. government has been a leader…
The bishops issued their appeal in San Luis Río Colorado, in the Mexican state of Sonora, pictured here. / Credit: AyuntamientoSLRC, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 17:13 pm (CNA). Bishops and priests from several dioceses in the United States and Mexico have invited people to organize a…
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. / Credit: Office of Senator Josh Hawley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 18:12 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, on Oct. 15 introduced a bill to…
The number of young Americans who are self-identifying as transgender or nonheterosexual declined in 2024 and 2025, according to an Oct. 10, 2025, report. / Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 16, 2025 / 14:11 pm (CNA). The number of young Americans who self-identify as transgender or nonheterosexual declined in 2024 and 2025, according…
The Legislative Palace of Uruguay. / Credit: Coquimbo58, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 14:41 pm (CNA). On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Uruguay’s Senate passed the Death with Dignity bill, which opens the door to euthanasia in the country. Following a favorable vote by 20 senators (out of 31 present), the…
Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Oct. 16, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 09:26 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV called for shared responsibility in the face of world hunger during a visit to the…
In interviews with ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, Nigerian Catholic Church leaders shared their views on Christian persecution in the West African nation, expressing varied opinions on U.S. proposed legislation to change Nigeria’s designation to a country of particular concern (CPC). / Credit: ACI Africa ACI Africa, Oct 16, 2025 / 10:18 am…
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 10:48 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV invited Indigenous groups to forgive as he recognized both “the light and the wounds” in the history…
