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Statues of St. Florian (at left) and St. Michael the Archangel (at right) are currently barred from appearing on the planned public safety building of Quincy, Massachusetts. / Credit: Courtesy of Office of Mayor Thomas Koch Boston, Massachusetts, Oct 16, 2025 / 12:18 pm (CNA). A Massachusetts trial court judge has issued an order blocking…

Teresa Lai greets Pope Leo XIV after the general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 12:48 pm (CNA). The wife and daughter of imprisoned democracy activist and Catholic Jimmy Lai met Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Oct….

Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. / Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 16, 2025 / 13:18 pm (CNA). Christian leaders delivered a letter to President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 urging him to redesignate Nigeria as a country…

Abigail, Joshua, Jesus, Sheep, and Pigeon in “The Chosen Adventures,” which comes out on Prime Video on Oct. 17. / Credit: David Griffin CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 05:11 am (CNA). 5&2 Studios, the production company behind the hit series “The Chosen,” is releasing its new animated series called “The Chosen Adventures” on Prime…

Pope Leo XIV is shown here at the Holy Mass for the opening of the general chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine on Sept. 1, 2025 . / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 06:03 am (CNA). The Order of St. Augustine and the Vatican Publishing House announced the publication…

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks at an Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) press conference in Rome, Italy, on Sept 28, 2017. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Oct 16, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). International Catholic nonprofit Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will release its global religious freedom report in Rome next week…