U.S. bishops pass directive forbidding transgender surgeries at Catholic hospitals — By: Catholic News Agency

Mercy Health Perrysburg Hospital in Perrysburg, Ohio. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Nov 13, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA). Catholic hospitals in the United States are explicitly forbidden from carrying out transgender-related surgeries on individuals who believe themselves to be the opposite sex, the U.S. bishops said this week. The prelates, gathered at the…

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U.S. bishops receive briefing on artificial intelligence — By: Catholic News Agency

Paul Scherz briefs bishops about artificial intelligence at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2025. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 13, 2025 / 13:50 pm (CNA). The U.S. bishops received a briefing on the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) from Paul…

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Pope Leo XIV to open academic year at Lateran University: ‘This is his home,’ rector says — By: Catholic News Agency

Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University, where the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences is located. / Credit: calu777/flickr (CC BY 2.0) Vatican City, Nov 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Pontifical Lateran University, the historic institution founded in 1773 by Pope Clement XIV, will inaugurate the academic year on Nov….

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Numbers down but engagement up among youngest U.S. Catholic adults, survey finds — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). According to a new survey, engagement among U.S. adults who identify as Catholic is strong, especially among the youngest adults, and there is growing trust in the Church after the fallout of the clergy sexual abuse crisis of the early 2000s….

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Vatican, German bishops continue dialogue on synodal body — By: Catholic News Agency

Representatives of the Roman Curia and the German bishops’ conference meet to discuss the proposed Synodal Conference statute at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. / Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz/Kopp EWTN News, Nov 13, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Representatives of the Roman Curia and the German bishops’ conference met on Wednesday to continue discussions…

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Catholic schools in Bangladesh close amid political unrest — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholic religious sisters conduct classes at a school they run outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 2, 2023. / Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 12, 2025 / 18:31 pm (CNA). Several Catholic schools in Dhaka will close on Thursday amid fears of political violence as Bangladesh’s International Crime Tribunal prepares to announce a verdict…

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America’s bishops express opposition to indiscriminate mass deportations — By: Catholic News Agency

Maura Moser (far left), director of the Catholic Communications Campaign, moderates a discussion on immigration with (left to right) Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, chair of the USCCB’s religious liberty committee, and Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the USCCB’s migration committee, on Nov….

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Bishop Rhoades elected USCCB secretary, 6 committee leaders elected — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, the chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ religious liberty committee, speaks on the issue of immigration during a press conference on Nov. 11, 2025, at the USCCB’s fall plenary assembly in Baltimore. / Credit: Hakim Shammo/EWTN News Baltimore, Maryland, Nov…

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Meet the teens speaking to Pope Leo XIV at upcoming National Catholic Youth Conference — By: Catholic News Agency

Ezequiel Ponce is among teens chosen to ask Pope Leo XIV questions at the National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 21, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 12, 2025 / 14:24 pm (CNA). A group of teens will speak with the Holy Father during a digital encounter…

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