Bishops denounce rising Mafia-style violence in Sicily following murder of 21-year-old — By: Catholic News Agency

Capella di Santa Rosa, St. Rosalia’s Chapel inside of the Palermo Cathedral, Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale della Santa Vergine Maria Assunta in Sicily, Itay, on May 5, 2022. / Credit: Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images Rome, Italy, Oct 21, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The murder of a 21-year-old Italian man after trying to break…

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Pope Leo XIV: Lives of the newly canonized saints are ‘luminous signs of hope’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Seven new saints were canonized on Oct. 19, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 14:53 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday highlighted the life testimony of the saints canonized Sunday, Oct. 19, as “luminous signs of hope” for today’s Catholics. “The men and women we proclaimed saints…

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Chicago priest removed amid allegations of sexual misconduct with seminarians — By: Catholic News Agency

The Archdiocese of Chicago says it removed Father Xamie Reyes from Little Flower Parish in Waukegan, Illinois, Oct. 19, 2025, following allegations of sexual misconduct involving seminarians. / Credit: Tudoran Andrei/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 20, 2025 / 16:57 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Chicago has removed Father Xamie Reyes from Little Flower Parish in…

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2 priests in Spain threatened with prison for criticizing radical Islam are acquitted — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Custodio Ballester, a Spanish priest, was acquitted of hate crimes along with another priest and a journalist. / Credit: Photo courtesy of HazteOir.org ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 18, 2025 / 06:30 am (CNA). Two priests and a journalist who were tried for criticizing radical Islam have been acquitted by the Provincial Court of Malaga…

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French senators urge action against rising anti-Christian attacks in the country — By: Catholic News Agency

A view of the French Senate in Paris on Feb. 1, 2023. / Credit: Victor Velter/Shutterstock Paris, France, Oct 20, 2025 / 11:51 am (CNA). In an unprecedented initiative, 86 French senators have signed a public appeal denouncing the alarming rise of anti-Christian acts in France and urging the government to take concrete measures to…

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