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The sixth annual Eucharistic procession took place in New York City on Oct. 14, 2025, a day after a Nor’easter soaked the tristate area. Organizers praised God for holding back the rain during the event and for allowing the procession to take place peacefully in Time Square during the 5 p.m. rush hour without incident….

Sister Anselimina Karimi was found dead on Oct. 12, 2025, in the Meru Diocese in Kenya. / Credit: Radio 47 Digital ACI Africa, Oct 16, 2025 / 15:11 pm (CNA). A judge in Kenya has ordered the continued detention of a Catholic religious sister accused of involvement in the death of her colleague in the…

The discovery in southern Turkey of five small round loaves — probably intended for the Eucharist — more than 1,300 years old, one of which features an image of Jesus Christ, took place in Topraktepe, an ancient Roman and Byzantine center known as Irenopolis, located in the present-day Turkish province of Karaman. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Karaman…

null / Credit: esfera/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 16, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) at an Oct. 16 hearing heard recommendations from lawmakers and advocates for addressing “severe violations of religious freedom” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “For decades the U.S. government has been a leader…

The bishops issued their appeal in San Luis Río Colorado, in the Mexican state of Sonora, pictured here. / Credit: AyuntamientoSLRC, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 17:13 pm (CNA). Bishops and priests from several dioceses in the United States and Mexico have invited people to organize a…

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. / Credit: Office of Senator Josh Hawley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 18:12 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, on Oct. 15 introduced a bill to…