Underground Chinese bishop who said his life ‘consists of speaking about Jesus’ dies at 90 — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: esfera/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 7, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). An underground Chinese Catholic bishop from the Diocese of Zhengding has died at 90 years old.  Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo, a Catholic bishop in China renowned for his unwavering adherence to the Church despite decades of persecution at the hands of…

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Pope Leo XIV warns about new addictions: pornography and internet abuse — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: sitthiphong/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of excessive internet use. The Holy Father issued his warning in a video message addressed to participants in the seventh…

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Pope Leo XIV plans to hold major meeting of cardinals in January — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinals follow the ceremony during the ordinary public consistory for the creation of new cardinals at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA National Catholic Register, Nov 7, 2025 / 17:10 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV is planning to convene an extraordinary consistory of cardinals in early January, the theme…

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‘This is our faith in action:’ Catholic groups expand food aid amid SNAP cuts — By: Catholic News Agency

Volunteers prepare and distribute food to families coming through the drive-through distribution site at the Catholic Charities Diocese of Galveston-Houston Guadalupe Center, a food pantry near central Houston. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston CNA Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). As federal food benefits have been…

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New Jersey diocese drops lawsuit in anticipation of fix to foreign-born priest visa issue — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Taiga/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 7, 2025 / 18:10 pm (CNA). A Catholic diocese in New Jersey has dropped a lawsuit against the U.S. government over a rule change to the religious worker visa used by foreign-born priests.  Attorneys for the Diocese of Paterson dropped a lawsuit they filed last year against…

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DHS blasts order for improvements to migrant facility, says it houses ‘worst of the worst’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Auxiliary Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado attempts to visit detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, immigration facility and was not admitted Nov. 1, 2025. / Credit: Bryan Sebastian, courtesy of Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership Washington, D.C., Nov 7, 2025 / 18:40 pm (CNA). The Trump administration this week denounced a Chicago-based federal judge’s ruling that…

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