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St. Francis Xavier statue in front St. Joseph Cathedral in Beijing, China, Feb. 25, 2016. / Credit: Zvonimir Atletic/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Sep 10, 2025 / 12:21 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has created a new Catholic diocese in northern China with the same name as one established decades ago by Beijing without Vatican approval, underscoring…

Pope Leo XIV preaches at the historic Rotonda church in Albano, Aug. 17, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 10, 2025 / 13:18 pm (CNA). On the evening of Sept. 9, when leaving Castel Gandolfo, where he had spent the day, Pope Leo XIV described Israel’s attack earlier Tuesday against leaders of…

Pope Leo XIV greets a young child before his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 10, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). In his general audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV explained that cries of pain, like those of Jesus in his final…

A family says good-bye to summer and welcomes the fall. / Credit: Zoteva/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 10, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). After days of vacation this summer, many people have returned to their usual routines, leaving behind long, peaceful days and that feeling of freedom from schedules or obligations. The return to school,…

Father Pedro Antonio Benítez Mestre is the new interim rector of the Pontifical University of Mexico. / Credit: EWTN Noticias ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 10, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). The Pontifical University of Mexico (UPM by its Spanish acronym) began a new era with the appointment of Father Pedro Antonio Benítez Mestre as interim…

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary headquarters of the Holy See Press Office in Vatican City. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Deutsch, Sep 10, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, stated in a recent interview that he “would…