Catholic bishop calls Sheikh Hasina death sentence ‘one-sided’ and ‘abuse of power’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections in Dhaka on Jan. 8, 2024. / Credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 17, 2025 / 16:58 pm (CNA). The secretary of the Bangladesh Catholic Bishops’ Conference has criticized the death sentence…

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Pope Leo asks for liturgy that is ‘sober in its solemnity’ while respecting popular piety — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV addresses diocesan liturgy officials during an audience on Nov. 17, 2025, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 17, 2025 / 19:40 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV urged parishes to invest in liturgical formation, especially for lectors, while also encouraging people to pray the Liturgy…

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Lebanese Catholics abroad await Pope Leo XIV’s visit to their homeland with hope — By: Catholic News Agency

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Youssef Absi of Antioch (left) and Father Chihade Abboud, rector and parish priest of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (center), speak with Melkite Catholic Elie Bassila. Members of the Lebanese Catholic diaspora are anticipating Pope Leo XIV’s three-day visit to Lebanon, taking place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2,…

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Cardinal Pizzaballa to visit Detroit to support humanitarian efforts in the Holy Land — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 17, 2025 / 13:03 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Detroit plans to welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa for a pastoral visit in December to help fundraise for efforts in the Holy Land. “It is a blessing for the faithful of Detroit to welcome…

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Archdiocese of Detroit announces restructure due to shrinking numbers — By: Catholic News Agency

Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. / Credit: Nheyob, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2025 / 14:05 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Detroit has announced a restructuring process that will lead to church closures and parish mergers as a result of declining church attendance, its archbishop said. Archbishop Edward…

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Robert George resigns from Heritage Foundation board over Kevin Roberts video — By: Catholic News Agency

Professor Robert P. George speaks at Heritage Foundation event commemorating the 100th anniversary of Pierce v. Society of Sisters on May 30, 2025. / Credit: Ronald Walters Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 17, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). Robert P. George, a Catholic academic focused on philosophy and law, resigned from his board position at the…

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CNA explains: Why does the Catholic Church prohibit ‘gay marriage’? — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Daniel Jedzura/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Slightly over 10 years after it redefined marriage to include same-sex couples, the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10 declined to revisit that controversial decision, upholding at least for now its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that made “gay marriage” the…

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Bishops discuss faith formation before National Catholic Youth Conference — By: Catholic News Agency

Organizers of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming digital dialogue with young people Nov. 21 at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis speak to the media at the site of the United States Catholic Bishops’ Conference Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2025. Left to right: Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United…

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