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Neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter the mental decline that accompanies aging. / Credit: Terry O’Neill Toronto, Canada, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Sixteen hundred years ago, St. Augustine was credited with saying, “He who sings, prays twice.” Today, scientific research shows that he who sings, performs, or listens…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the Poor on the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians not to retreat into a closed…
Film director Spike Lee gives Pope Leo XIV a customized New York Knicks jersey at the Vatican on November 15, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 15, 2025 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV told representatives of the global film industry on Saturday that cinema is far more than entertainment, calling it a…
null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 15, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Denver and a coalition of Catholic preschools are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow them to access a Colorado universal preschool program. The petition to the high court comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Pope Leo XIV greets Vancouver Archbishop Richard Smith at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 15, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). In a Saturday meeting, Pope Leo XIV received Monsignor Pierre Goudreault, Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, at which the…
Following the example of the 20th-century martyrs of the Cristero Resistance, the Mexican bishops called for an “examination of conscience and a renewed commitment”: “Are we willing to defend our faith with the same radicalism?” / Credit: Photo courtesy of Mexican Episcopal Conference Puebla, Mexico, Nov 15, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). As the centenary…
President Donald Trump signs an executive order related to foster care and foster parents on Nov. 13, 2025. / Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom CNA Staff, Nov 15, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to improve the nation’s foster care system, including the modernization of the…
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge leads the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Arlington Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 15, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, said the country can simultaneously protect its borders and treat immigrants with respect. In a Nov. 14 interview with “EWTN News…
null / Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 15, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life- and abortion-related news: Nearly 70 Planned Parenthood centers have closed nationwide in 2025 Nearly 70 Planned Parenthood centers have closed this year due to Medicaid and Title X funding cuts, according to a recent…
St. John Paul II. / Credit: Adrian Tusar/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 15, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). A new Vatican-set thriller based on a true story is currently in the works, according to Variety. “Santo Subito!” will follow Father Joseph Murolo, an American priest asked by the Vatican to serve as the “devil’s advocate” in…
