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Pope Leo waves to the crowds in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2025 / 14:56 pm (CNA). A new report from a Pew Research Center survey finds that 8 out of 10 American Catholics view Pope Leo XIV favorably. According to the report, 84% of…

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops on Sept. 11, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 12, 2025 / 16:04 pm (CNA). In a meeting with bishops appointed in the last year, Pope Leo XIV exhorted them to address issues related to inappropriate behavior on the part of the clergy:…

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C., where Archbishop Timothy Broglio, USCCB president, said the Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation will continue “important work.” / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 12, 2025 / 16:34 pm (CNA). The Ad Hoc Committee…

null / Credit: Stock-Asso/Shutterstock Lyon, France, Sep 12, 2025 / 17:04 pm (CNA). A 45-year-old Iraqi Christian who fled his homeland to escape Islamist persecution was stabbed to death in Lyon in southern France on the evening of Sept. 10. He was reportedly livestreaming a video on TikTok in which he spoke about his faith….

The World Health Organization’s Model List of Essential Medicines 2025 no longer has the caveat that abortion drugs should only be used where “legally permitted or culturally acceptable.” / Credit: KadirKARA/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2025 / 17:34 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. WHO promotes abortion drugs on…