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Film director Spike Lee gives Pope Leo XIV a customized New York Knicks jersey at the Vatican on Nov. 15, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 15, 2025 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV told representatives of the global film industry on Saturday that cinema is far more than entertainment, calling…

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Youssef Absi of Antioch (left) and Father Chihade Abboud, rector and parish priest of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (center), speak with Melkite Catholic Elie Bassila. Members of the Lebanese Catholic diaspora are anticipating Pope Leo XIV’s three-day visit to Lebanon, taking place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2,…

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 17, 2025 / 13:03 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Detroit plans to welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa for a pastoral visit in December to help fundraise for efforts in the Holy Land. “It is a blessing for the faithful of Detroit to welcome…

Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. / Credit: Nheyob, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2025 / 14:05 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Detroit has announced a restructuring process that will lead to church closures and parish mergers as a result of declining church attendance, its archbishop said. Archbishop Edward…

Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass at Sant’Anselmo Church, located at a Benedictine monastery on the Aventine Hill in Rome, on Nov. 11, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 17, 2025 / 14:35 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV sent a message Nov. 17 to participants in the meeting for “Building Communities…

Professor Robert P. George speaks at Heritage Foundation event commemorating the 100th anniversary of Pierce v. Society of Sisters on May 30, 2025. / Credit: Ronald Walters Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 17, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). Robert P. George, a Catholic academic focused on philosophy and law, resigned from his board position at the…