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Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois. / Credit: Diocese of Springfield in Illinois CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2025 / 15:35 pm (CNA). Various U.S. bishops expressed relief and happiness after U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, announced his decision to decline an award from the Chicago Archdiocese following backlash over his pro-abortion views. Late Tuesday, Chicago…
Pope Leo XIV answers questions during an impromptu Q&A with journalists outside Castel Gandolfo on Sept. 30, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 1, 2025 / 16:05 pm (CNA). Late Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV answered several questions from journalists at Villa Barberini, the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, where he addressed various…
Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks with Rep. Nancy Pelosi after a Mass held at the U.S. Capitol on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12, 2024. / Credit: Migi Fabara/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 1, 2025 / 16:35 pm (CNA). On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the papal encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Archbishop…
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…
Monsignor Melchor Sánchez de Toca, relator of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. / Credit: Diocese of Vitoria ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 1, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Speaking at the School of Theology of Northern Spain in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the relator for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Monsignor Melchor Sánchez de…
Pope Leo XIV gives a blessing to all those present at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 1, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 1, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday expressed his concern over the recent violent clashes between law enforcement and young protesters…
Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu (right) waits prior to the start of a consistory during which 20 new cardinals are to be created by Pope Francis on Aug. 27, 2022, in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. / Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Oct 1, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo…
Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. / Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock ACI Africa, Oct 1, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Testimonies of Nigerians kidnapped by jihadist Fulani herdsmen have revealed that hundreds of Christians are still being held by the Islamist…
Pope Leo XIV prays during his general audience on Sept. 24, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of October is for collaboration between different religious traditions. In a video released Sept. 30,…
St. Thérèse of Lisieux. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as the Little Flower, on Oct. 1. Born to Zelie and Louis Martin in 1873 — both canonized saints — Thérèse was the youngest of five…
