‘Bishop in overalls’: Cardinal Ján Korec’s witness remembered 10 years after his death — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec. / Credit: Nitra Diocese Rome, Italy, Oct 24, 2025 / 10:44 am (CNA). Cardinal Ján Korec, a Jesuit and secret bishop during the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, died 10 years ago on Oct. 24, 2015. He was 91. Even nonbelievers have recognized his life as a heroic testimony of faith. Born…

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Prayers answered: Annunciation shooting survivor Sophia Forchas finally comes home — By: Catholic News Agency

Annunciation School shooting survivor Sophia Forchas in a photo before the incident and then posing with neurosurgeon Dr. Walt Galicich at Gillette Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis on a very happy day as she goes home to be with her family on Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Forchas family National Catholic Register,…

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Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: AS photo studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession The Permanent Council of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference has…

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Healing, women, and youth are priorities as Irish Church plans renewal — By: Catholic News Agency

The faithful pray before the altar at Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Dublin, Ireland, Oct 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Seven pivotal priorities emerged from the Irish bishops’ Pre-Synodal Assembly meetings on Oct. 18 in Kilkenny, reflecting the hopes and concerns of the Irish faithful, drawing…

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Consultant to European bishops: Attacks on places of worship are ‘pandemic’ — By: Catholic News Agency

José Luis Bazán, legal adviser to the Commission of Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) in Brussels. / Credit: Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 24, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The rise in violence and attacks against places of worship and believers, traditionally associated with regions of conflict, has seen a worrying upturn…

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