Arnold Schwarzenegger to attend climate justice conference led by Pope Leo XIV — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News; Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 25, 2025 / 15:18 pm (CNA). American actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to attend the Oct. 1–3 “Raising Hope for Climate Justice” conference, led by Pope Leo…

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Gaza’s only Catholic priest: ‘For mercy’s sake stop this war and stop killing people’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Gabriel Romanelli leads Eucharistic adoration at Holy Family Parish in Gaza in December 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Gabriel Romanelli ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 25, 2025 / 15:48 pm (CNA). “Everyone here is pleading for mercy: to take pity, for mercy, for compassion, for them to stop this war, for them to…

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Catholic artist’s Taiwanese-inspired Christian art on display near the Vatican — By: Catholic News Agency

Taiwanese Catholic artist Hsieh Sheng-Min drew inspiration from traditional Chinese woodblock printing to create this depiction of the Sermon on the Mount, which includes a large Chinese character of the word “blessing” at its center. / Credit: Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See Vatican City, Sep 23, 2025 / 14:42 pm…

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Notre Dame announces investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by dorm hall priest — By: Catholic News Agency

University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. / Credit: Peter Zelasko/CNA CNA Staff, Sep 25, 2025 / 09:27 am (CNA). The University of Notre Dame said this week that it had commissioned an external investigation into allegations that the head of a campus residence hall engaged in sexual misconduct years ago.  The allegations concern…

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Apartments built at Virginia parish highlight faith-led efforts to address housing crisis — By: Catholic News Agency

Richmond Bishop Barry Knestout (center) joins community leaders including U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia (fifth from left), at a groundbreaking ceremony for Greenway Village at St. Elizabeth Parish in Richmond, Virginia, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. / Credit: Mary Romanello/Romanello Photography CNA Staff, Sep 25, 2025 / 13:33 pm (CNA). A project to develop dozens…

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Bishop Bätzing: German bishops not on ‘confrontational course with Rome’ — By: Catholic News Agency

The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, defended his country’s controversial guidelines on same-sex blessings this week, asserting that there was no contradiction with Vatican teaching, despite Pope Leo XIV’s recent criticism. / Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz/Marko Orlovic CNA Deutsch, Sep 25, 2025 / 14:03 pm (CNA). The chairman of the German Bishops’…

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Catholic University of America panel explores how Christians should think about AI — By: Catholic News Agency

From left: Ross Douthat, media fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology; Will Wilson, CEO of AI company Antithesis; Father Michael Baggot, LC, professor of bioethics at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome; and Brian J.A. Boyd, director for the Center for Ethics and Economic Justice at Loyola University New Orleans discuss AI and…

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Study finds gaps in psychological screening of priesthood candidates — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Lisa F. Young/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The overwhelming majority of bishops and vocation directors expressed satisfaction with formation programs, according to a study analyzing how seminaries and dioceses screen candidates for holy orders.  However, the study found gaps in evaluations related to learning disabilities and…

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Catholic bishops, politicians call for prayer after shooting at ICE facility in Dallas — By: Catholic News Agency

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson (right) speaks during a press conference following a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Sept. 24, 2025. A detainee was killed and two were wounded in a sniper attack Wednesday on an ICE facility in Dallas, officials said. / Credit: ARIC BECKER/AFP via…

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