Detainees denied communion at Illinois detention facility — By: Catholic News Agency

Scene from Nov. 1, 2025 Mass outside the Broadview facility in Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat detainees. / Credit: Kathleen Murphy/CNA Chicago, Illinois, Nov 1, 2025 / 17:29 pm (CNA). Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado celebrated a Mass Nov. 1 outside the Broadview facility in Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities…

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Hundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre amid Sudan’s deadly civil war — By: Catholic News Agency

Displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), arrive in the town of Tawila war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region on October 28, 2025. / Credit: AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 1, 2025 / 12:58 pm (CNA). Graphic evidence emerged Friday of large-scale massacres of civilians…

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How the recent presidential election reflects a shift from Ireland’s Catholic founding fathers — By: Catholic News Agency

An Irish soldier holds the a copy of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic outside the General Post Office, the scene of the 1916 Easter Rising, in Dublin on March 27, 2016 as part of a program of commemorative events to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. / Credit: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images…

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Poll: 7 in 10 voters support requiring doctor’s visit for abortion pills — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: SibRapid/Shutterstock Denver, Colorado, Nov 1, 2025 / 07:19 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. 7 in 10 voters support requiring doctor’s visit for abortion pills  More than 7 in 10 voters believe a doctor’s visit should be required for a chemical abortion prescription, a recent poll…

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