Slovakia passes school reform criticized by bishops and educators amid funding concerns — By: Catholic News Agency

The National Council of the Slovak Republic, the national Parliament of Slovakia, in Bratislava. / Credit: Peter Zelizňák via Wikimedia (Public domain) EWTN News, Nov 6, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). Bishops and educators have raised concerns about a major education overhaul signed into law by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, saying new funding rules could…

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Bangladesh’s Indigenous Catholics seek support of the Church — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Michael Felix Czerny, SJ, head of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, visits a stall of Caritas Bangladesh on Nov. 4, 2025, in Dhaka. / Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 6, 2025 / 11:45 am (CNA). Indigenous Catholic leaders in Bangladesh called for stronger Church support to protect their rights, land,…

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Ethiopia’s Catholic bishops condemn deadly attack on parish, call for government protection — By: Catholic News Agency

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) strongly condemned attacks in the Oromia Region in late October 2025 that claimed lives and destroyed property belonging to members of the Catholic community. / Credit: World Council of Churches ACI Africa, Nov 6, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of…

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Pope Leo XIV discusses 2-state solution with Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV speaks with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine during a private audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, Nov 6, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine for an audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Thursday,…

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Church tribunal acquits priest of charge of ‘inciting hatred’ against the Holy See — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Francisco José Delgado, a priest of the Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain. / Credit: Photo courtesy of “La Sacristía de la Vendée” Madrid, Spain, Nov 6, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Father Francisco José Delgado, a priest of the Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain, and a member of the YouTube priests’ discussion group “The Sacristy of…

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