China uses torture to suppress religious leaders, report says — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: crystal51/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 30, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA). China tries to exert total control over religion, and the U.S. Department of State should redesignate China as a “country of particular concern” regarding religious freedom, according to reports by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). USCIRF, a…

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Brooklyn bishop calls on faithful to lobby against New York assisted suicide legislation — By: Catholic News Agency

Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan carries the thurible around the altar inside Louis Armstrong Stadium on April 20, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 30, 2025 / 17:32 pm (CNA). Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan is calling on the faithful to contact New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to oppose the assisted suicide legislation that…

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Cardinal to catechists: If your faith isn’t meaningful to you, it won’t be to your students — By: Catholic News Agency

Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa presents a Bible to a catechism teacher on Sept. 27, 2025, in Galilee. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 18:02 pm (CNA). Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, at a recent Mass he celebrated told the catechism teachers at the patriarchate’s schools…

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Cardinal McElroy calls for solidarity with immigrants lacking legal status — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Robert McElroy gives his first homily as the shepherd of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on March 11, 2025. / Credit: Patrick Ruddy/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 30, 2025 / 18:42 pm (CNA). Cardinal Robert McElroy delivered a homily on Sunday urging Catholics…

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Slovak bishops welcome amendment defining marriage as union of man and woman — By: Catholic News Agency

The flag of Slovakia, pictured in the country’s capital, Bratislava. / Credit: RossHelen/Shutterstock Rome, Italy, Sep 30, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Slovakia’s recently-amended constitution, which aims to protect family, marriage, and parenthood, has been well-received by the Conference of Bishops of Slovakia (KBS). “Slovakia sent a signal that it wishes to strengthen a society…

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