Cardinal Müller calls Charlie Kirk a ‘martyr’ for Christ, rebukes ‘satanic celebration’ of death — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller said assassinated Christian activist Charlie Kirk “upheld and lived in defense of the beauty and sanctity of marriage and family” in an interview on Sept. 17, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 18, 2025 / 16:57 pm (CNA). German Catholic Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller referred to Charlie Kirk…

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Gunmen on motorbikes kill 22 at baptism ceremony in Niger amid rising violence — By: Catholic News Agency

Gunmen on motorbikes reportedly shot dead at least 22 people at a baptism ceremony in an attack on a village in western Niger. The Sept. 15, 2025, attack happened in the Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group are active. / Credit: Sabrine Amoka/Shutterstock…

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FBI director: There have been ‘terminations’ related to 2023 anti-Catholic memo — By: Catholic News Agency

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 17, 2025 / 19:34 pm (CNA). FBI Director Kash Patel said in a U.S. Senate hearing that there have been “terminations” and “resignations” of employees related to a 2023 anti-Catholic memo…

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Pope Leo XIV expels deacon from the clerical state for abuse of minors — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 16, 2025, expelled from the clerical state an Italian deacon who was convicted of sexual offenses against minors. / Credit: Freedom Studio/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 17, 2025 / 16:19 pm (CNA). Italian permanent deacon Alessandro Frateschi, who was convicted of sexual offenses against minors, has been expelled from the…

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