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Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with people in need at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Nov 16, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV had lunch on Sunday with more than 1,300 people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, gathering with them in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall for…

Argentine priest Father Rico has liberated more than 100 Christians from bondage since 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Order of St. Elias Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nov 16, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Three Christian families in Pakistan have been liberated from bondage thanks to the ongoing efforts of an Argentine priest and young…

The University of Notre Dame. / Credit: Matt B. via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 16, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States: Notre Dame drops ‘acceptance and support for Catholic mission’ from staff values  The University of Notre Dame has…

Neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter the mental decline that accompanies aging. / Credit: Terry O’Neill Toronto, Canada, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Sixteen hundred years ago, St. Augustine was credited with saying, “He who sings, prays twice.” Today, scientific research shows that he who sings, performs, or listens…

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the Poor on the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians not to retreat into a closed…