Corruption crisis in Philippines sparks largest Church-backed protests in years — By: Catholic News Agency

Students take part at a protest rally against corruption organized by the Catholic Church and others on Sept. 21, 2025. / Credit; Santosh Digal Manila, Philippines, Oct 30, 2025 / 13:35 pm (CNA). A wave of corruption scandals has rocked the Philippines and triggered the country’s largest Church-backed protests in more than a decade. Philippine…

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Catholic Charities USA launches fundraising effort amid government shutdown, loss of SNAP — By: Catholic News Agency

As government-funded food assistance program such as SNAP and WIC are about to lose funding Nov. 1, 2025, due to the government shutdown, Catholic Charities USA is stepping in to help needy Americans. / Credit: rblfmr/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 30, 2025 / 14:05 pm (CNA). Catholic Charities USA has launched an emergency fundraising effort…

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Vatican to weigh in on Mary’s role in salvation with doctrine document on Nov. 4 — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 30, 2025 / 09:14 am (CNA). The Vatican’s doctrine office announced Thursday it will release…

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Meet St. John Henry Newman’s biggest fan in Taiwan — By: Catholic News Agency

Kao Chih Hao, a recent Taiwanese convert to Catholicism, at Holy Rosary Parish in Taipei, Taiwan, in October 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 30, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). St. John Henry Newman has inspired many “Newman converts” to follow his path of conversion from Protestantism to Catholicism, including a 24-year-old Taiwanese man…

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Texas Catholic school bans social media, sees students thrive with parent support — By: Catholic News Agency

Faustina Academy, a K–12 private school in Irving, Texas, bans social media use among its students, and parents have been totally supportive. / Credit: Faustina Academy CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As the harmful effects of smartphone use on children become more well known, one school in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex…

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Irish stamp honors Vatican ‘Pimpernel’ O’Flaherty, who saved 6,500 Jews in World War II — By: Catholic News Agency

A new stamp issued by the Irish postal service honors Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who saved 6,500 news in Rome during World War II. / Credit: An Post Dublin, Ireland, Oct 29, 2025 / 13:51 pm (CNA). The Irish postal service has released a new postage stamp marking the 100th anniversary of the ordination of Monsignor…

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