White House official: Trump spoke with Xi Jinping about Jimmy Lai’s release — By: Catholic News Agency

President Donald Trump says he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about imprisoned pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai in October 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Bradley Foundation Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 17:10 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. White…

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Archbishop Broglio urges faithful to aid victims of Hurricane Melissa — By: Catholic News Agency

Electrical poles are down as a man bikes through the destroyed neighborhood of North Street following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica on Oct. 29, 2025. / Credit: Ricardo Makyn/ Getty Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 13:31 pm (CNA). Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio called this week for “prayer and action”…

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Cardinal Cupich at Georgetown panel: AI is Pope Leo XIV’s ‘industrial revolution’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago describes artificial intelligence (AI) as Pope Leo XIV’s  “industrial revolution” at a Georgetown University forum Oct. 30, 2025. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 14:17 pm (CNA). Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago described artificial intelligence (AI) as Pope Leo XIV’s  “industrial revolution” at a Georgetown…

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BREAKING: Trump says he will designate Nigeria 'country of particular concern' — By: Catholic News Agency

Breaking News / CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 14:59 pm (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump said he is designating Nigeria a “country of particular concern.” In a social media post Oct. 31, Trump said, “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible…

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Killer, rapist of girl in Catholic church identified more than 60 years later — By: Catholic News Agency

Authorities say the killer of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty, raped and murdered in a Pennsylvania Catholic church 63 years ago, was identified in October 2025 as William Schrader, who died in 2002. / Credit: Courtesy of Buck’s County District Attorney’s Office CNA Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 15:48 pm (CNA). Authorities announced this week that…

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