Retired Army general, Notre Dame professor to serve as president of Belmont Abbey College — By: Catholic News Agency

Mary Help of Christians Basilica on the campus of Belmont Abbey College. / Credit: Rnrivas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 20, 2025 / 16:30 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States: Retired Army general, Notre Dame professor to serve as president of…

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European Parliament discusses harms of surrogacy after EU condemns the practice — By: Catholic News Agency

Reem Alsalem (right), the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, opposes surrogacy at an Oct. 9, 2025, U.N. event hosted by the Italian government. / Credit: ADF International Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 20, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA). The European Parliament and the United Nations have officially condemned the practice of…

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China’s ‘assault on religious freedom’ threatens U.S., congressional commission told — By: Catholic News Agency

This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a Chinese flag fluttering below a cross on a Christian church in Pingtan, in China’s southeast Fujian province. / Credit: Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 20, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). The Chinese Communist Party’s “ongoing assault against religious freedom” has…

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Polish, German bishops sign new declaration 60 years after historic reconciliation — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gniezno, president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference (left), and Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German Bishops’ Conference, embrace after signing the joint declaration “Courage of Extended Hands” at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław, Poland, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of…

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President of EWTN Spain: The most reasonable thing to believe is that Jesus Christ is God — By: Catholic News Agency

EWTN Spain President José Carlos González-Hurtado. / Credit: Nicolás Cárdenas/ACI Prensa Madrid, Spain, Nov 20, 2025 / 10:10 am (CNA). José Carlos González-Hurtado, president of EWTN Spain, has published a new book, “The Scientific Evidence that Jesus Is God,” following the success of his first book on the existence of God, which has already gone…

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Catholic advocates petition New York foundation to fund pensions, church preservation — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo, New York. / Credit: CiEll/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2025 / 10:40 am (CNA). Advocates in New York state are petitioning a Catholic foundation there to help fund major pension shortages and church preservation efforts as well as to help support victims of clergy sex abuse. In a Nov. 13 letter…

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What attendees can expect at the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference — By: Catholic News Agency

The National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) meets in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium starting Nov. 20, 2025. / Credit: Robin Marchant/Getty Images Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov 20, 2025 / 11:34 am (CNA). The National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) meets in Indianapolis for three days of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, and service for Catholic teenagers. The 2025…

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Pro-life groups condemn ‘glorification’ of Kessler twins’ assisted suicide in Germany — By: Catholic News Agency

Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler attend the Circus Krone Christmas Premiere at Circus Krone on Dec. 25, 2022, in Munich, Germany. The twin sisters ended their lives by assisted suicide at their home in Grünwald, close to Munich, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. / Credit: Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images CNA Deutsch, Nov 20, 2025 / 13:18…

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