How pregnancy centers help women: Centers provide $450 million in value, report finds — By: Catholic News Agency

Jessica Williams and her 3-year-old daughter were helped by First Choice Pregnancy Services in Las Vegas. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). When Jessica Williams became pregnant with another man’s child while she and her husband were separated, her husband pressured her…

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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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