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Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 22, 2025 / 11:24 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV at his general audience on Wednesday said sadness and disappointments can give rise to unexpected joys and…

Altar servers attend a training session in the Diocese of Palayamkottai in June 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Bishop Iruthayaraj Foundation Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 22, 2025 / 12:03 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Palayamkottai in India launched its first altar server training program, teaching 1,570 children across five parishes more about the sacred…

The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. / Credit: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 22, 2025 / 12:44 pm (CNA). The state of Wisconsin is attempting to eliminate a tax exemption for religious organizations after it failed at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year when trying to block a Catholic charity…

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich (meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2025) issued a video with a message of support for immigrants on Oct. 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 22, 2025 / 13:14 pm (CNA). In a new video, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago has…

Crosses stand in a row at the Wounded Knee Memorial in South Dakota. / Credit: Von Roenn/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 22, 2025 / 15:24 pm (CNA). Rapid City, South Dakota, Bishop Scott E. Bullock and South Dakota Jesuit leaders criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for honoring U.S. soldiers who carried out an 1890…