• Leo XIV meets global survivor advocacy group in Vatican
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Crux
    ROME – Pope Leo XIV met with the leadership of the Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) advocacy organization on Monday in the Vatican, Leo’s first official meeting with survivors of abuse since his election in May and the first-ever meeting...
  • Catholic experts say new AI ‘Friend’ device undermines real relationships
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from CNA
    A commuter waits at the Westchester/Veterans Metro K Line station on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. / Credit: Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). A...
  • Priest honours sacrifice of unknown British and German WWI soldiers buried together after over a century missing
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Christian Today
    "This burial serves as a reminder that our highest calling is not victory in conflict, but harmony in love."
  • Pope Leo XIV canonizes 7 new saints, including first from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea
    Sunday, October 19, 2025 from EWTN News - Vatican News
    A Venezuelan priest who concelebrated the canonization Mass with Pope Leo XIV celebrates his country's first saints in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 19, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN Vatican City, Oct 19, 2025 / 08:15 am (CNA). Pope...
  • After clergy arrests, religious pushback to ICE expands in Chicago
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Religion News Service
    (RNS) — More than 210 mostly Chicago-area clergy, representing a range of liberal and conservative traditions, have signed a letter criticizing ICE titled ‘Jesus is Being Tear Gassed at Broadview.’ The post After clergy arrests,...
  • Photographer Finds Hope in Burned Latter-Day Saint Church
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from RealClearReligion - Homepage
    K. Farrimond, Deseret As police in Grand Blanc, Michigan, concluded their investigation into the tragic shooting and fire that claimed the lives of four people during a Sunday service at The...
  • Cultivating the fruits of the Spirit: peace in the chaos
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Christian Today
    Continuing our journey through the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23), we now turn to another precious gift — peace.
  • Right-leaning Bolivian president-elect Rodrigo Paz thanks God for his victory
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from CNA
    Bolivian president-elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira. / Credit: Jallallabolivia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 21, 2025 / 18:26 pm (CNA). Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party is the president-elect of...
  • Iran’s new ‘Virgin Mary’ metro station and what it says about faith in the Islamic Republic
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from CNA
    Iranian women walk in front of a relief sculpture of the Virgin Mary at the newly-opened Maryam Moghaddas (Virgin Mary) metro station near the Sarkis Cathedral of the Armenians in Tehran on Oct. 18, 2025. / Credit: ATTA KENARE/AFP via...
  • New Catholic sports coaching program focuses on mind, body, and soul
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from CNA
    Rachael Isaac speaks to student athletes at Franciscan University of Steubenville, hosted by Franciscan University Athletic’s Athlete Center for Excellence (ACE), in October 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Catholic Counselors CNA...
  • French senators urge action against rising anti-Christian attacks in the country
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from CNA
    A view of the French Senate in Paris on Feb. 1, 2023. / Credit: Victor Velter/Shutterstock Paris, France, Oct 20, 2025 / 11:51 am (CNA). In an unprecedented initiative, 86 French senators have signed a public appeal denouncing the...
  • History will be made when King Charles III prays with Pope Leo XIV. A future may be as well.
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Religion News Service
    LONDON (RNS) — The moment is a milestone in reconciliation between Roman Catholics and Anglicans, in which the British monarchy has played a key role. The post History will be made when King Charles III prays with Pope Leo XIV. A future...
  • Most Catholics say religion has a positive influence on American life, poll shows
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from CNA
    A pilgrim prays the rosary at a Marian vigil in St. Peter’s Square, Rome, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 20, 2025 / 17:27 pm (CNA). A poll released by the Pew Research Center found...
  • Conservative young priests are the future of the American church
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from Religion News Service
    (RNS) — The political and theological views of younger priests are out of sync with their peers and with the Catholic population. The post Conservative young priests are the future of the American church appeared first on RNS .
  • Conservative Young Priests are Future of American Church
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from RealClearReligion - Homepage
    Thomas Reese, RNS For decades, older priests have complained about conservative younger priests who have been coming out of seminaries in recent years, while those younger priests have...
  • Pleas for renewed commitment to disarmament amid fears for world peace
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from Christian Today
    The global race to rearmament is endangering international peace and undermining decades of progress on disarmament, the United Nations has heard. 
  • CNA explains: How should we approach AI companionship?
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from CNA
    null / Credit: Shutterstock AI/Shutterstock Rome, Italy, Oct 22, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As world leaders raise concerns about widespread loneliness and declining social skills, tech companies are offering increasingly realistic and...
  • After the Flood …
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from RealClearReligion - Homepage
    Rabbi Yossy Goldman, Jewish News Syndicate This week's Torah portion tells the story of the great flood. The world had become corrupt, immoral and incorrigible. Even God's infinite patience...
  • Christian parents take Sweden to top European court after separation from daughters
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from Christian Today
    Two Christian parents have taken their case against Sweden to the European Court of Human Rights after being separated from their two eldest daughters for more than two years.
  • Instagram revamps restrictions on teen accounts
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from CNA
    null / Credit: Antonio Salaverry/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Instagram updated restrictions on teen accounts to be guided by PG-13 movie ratings to prevent teenage users from accessing mature...
  • Nordic Catholic Church offers 'refuge' to conservative Anglicans in Church of England
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Christian Today
    The fallout from the appointment of a woman with liberal values as Archbishop of Canterbury continues.
  • Arthur Waskow, pioneering social justice rabbi, dies
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Religion News Service
    (RNS) — He earned a reputation as a radical on the forefront of movements for equality and justice. Many thought of him as a prophet. The post Arthur Waskow, pioneering social justice rabbi, dies appeared first on RNS .
  • Catholics across the U.S. encouraged to participate in Respect Life Novena
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from CNA
    null / Credit: Ivon19, public domain via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0) CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Catholics across the United States are encouraged to participate in the national Respect Life Novena beginning Oct. 22 in...
  • Pope Leo XIV meets clergy abuse survivors at Vatican
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from CNA
    Ending Clergy Abuse board members and survivors hold a press conference after meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 20, 2025 in Rome. / Credit: Simone Padovani/Getty Images Vatican City, Oct 20, 2025 / 12:21 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday...
  • Report warns revoking churches’ charitable status in Canada could devastate faith sector
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from CNA
    The “halo effect” of churches’ programs and facilities outweighs tax revenue roughly tenfold, says a new report on the risk to Canadian society if faith groups lose their charitable status, as recommended in a finance committee report. /...
  • German bishops warn of surge in church attacks
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Christian Today
    The German Bishops’ Conference has raised alarm over a sharp increase in the frequency and severity of vandalism and desecration of churches.
  • Chicago priest removed amid allegations of sexual misconduct with seminarians
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from CNA
    The Archdiocese of Chicago says it removed Father Xamie Reyes from Little Flower Parish in Waukegan, Illinois, Oct. 19, 2025, following allegations of sexual misconduct involving seminarians. / Credit: Tudoran Andrei/Shutterstock...
  • New bishop announced for Plymouth, England, after long vacancy
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from CNA
    Bishop Nicholas Hudson was named the next bishop of Plymouth, England, by Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 21, 2025. / Credit: @mikedavies Plymouth, England, Oct 22, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Nicholas Hudson, an auxiliary...
  • Houses of worship grapple with financial and emotional impacts of government shutdown
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from NPR Topics: Religion
    What does the government shutdown mean for the financial stability of houses of worship in the DC area? And how are clergy ministering to those affected?
  • Trump administration’s move to end annual hunger report meets criticism
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from CNA
    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hosts a USDA all-staff meeting on May 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Rollins announced the termination of household food insecurity reports in September 2025. / Credit: USDAgov, Public domain, via...
  • Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in Myanmar
    Sunday, October 19, 2025 from Crux
    “May the instruments of war give way to those of peace through inclusive and constructive dialogue!”
  • Louvre heist robs France of Empress Eugénie’s devout Catholic legacy
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from EWTN News - World Catholic News
    French Police officers seal off the entrance to the Louvre Museum after a jewelry heist on Oct. 19, 2025, in Paris. / Credit: Kiran Ridley/Getty Images Paris, France, Oct 21, 2025 / 13:07 pm (CNA). Empress Eugénie’s brooch — a piece of...
  • The ‘No Kings’ moment is a moral rebellion against idolatry
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Religion News Service
    (RNS) — There’s a reason the Torah treats monarchy with suspicion. The post The ‘No Kings’ moment is a moral rebellion against idolatry appeared first on RNS .
  • Critics: Justin Welby partially to blame for Gafcon schism
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Christian Today
    There is now a Global Anglican Communion as well as the Anglican Communion.
  • Minnesota archbishop delivers letters from Annunciation School to Pope Leo XIV
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from CNA
    Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis. / Credit: Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2025 / 16:56 pm (CNA). Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis delivered letters from victims of...
  • Growing Share of Adults Say Religion Is Gaining Influence in US Life
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from RealClearReligion - Homepage
    Pew Americans' views about religion in public life are shifting. From February 2024 to February 2025, there was a sharp rise in the share of U.S. adults who say religion is gaining influence...
  • Fact check: Did the Vatican Library open a prayer room for Muslims?
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from EWTN News - Vatican News
    A view of the Vatican Apostolic Library in 2021. / Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2025 / 15:56 pm (CNA). Reports circulating in media outlets and on social media in October 2025 allege that the Vatican has opened...
  • Catholic college graduates leading in purpose, belonging, financial stability, report says
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from CNA
    null / Credit: RasyidArt/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 22, 2025 / 10:07 am (CNA). Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States: Catholic college graduates leading in purpose, belonging,...
  • Churches destroyed by the Islamic State reopen in Iraq
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from Christian Today
    "These churches are not just stones. They are the memory of faith, history, and community," said Archbishop Najeeb Michael Moussa.
  • Longtime Vatican official and Italian archbishop Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli dies at 86
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from CNA
    Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli, archbishop emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, in the northern Italian region of Marche, has died at the age of 86 after a long illness. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News ACI Stampa, Oct 20, 2025 / 13:23 pm (CNA)....
  • New Jersey bishop installs new leader of Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from CNA
    Sister Reji Varghese began her three-year term as head of the Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood for the United States after her recent installation. / Credit: Joe Gigli/Diocese of Paterson CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2025 / 17:26 pm...
  • State-level religious freedom protections grow in recent years
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from CNA
    Thirty states have adopted some version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) first signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993. / Credit: Leigh Prather/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2025 / 17:56 pm...
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  • Mike Pilavachi's MBE is revoked
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from Christian Today
    Evangelical leader Mike Pilavachi has had his Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) honour officially revoked by King Charles.
  • As We Grow Out of Intellectual Adolescence, Religion's Popularity Soars
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from RealClearReligion - Homepage
    NYPost Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens recorded a two-hour conversation in 2007 deriding religion that got millions of YouTube views and was said to have...
  • Anti-Christian hate crimes across Europe are being downplayed or overlooked - report
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Christian Today
    Converts from Islam to Christianity were found to be in particular danger.
  • And G-d saw that it was very good
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from Christian Today
    Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on divine purpose and human resilience.
  • U.S. Army to reexamine canceled chapel contracts
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from CNA
    Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with reporters in Baltimore on Nov. 15, 2022. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2025 / 13:37 pm (CNA). The U.S....
  • Pope Leo XIV: Lives of the newly canonized saints are ‘luminous signs of hope’
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from EWTN News - Vatican News
    Seven new saints were canonized on Oct. 19, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 14:53 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday highlighted the life testimony of the saints canonized Sunday, Oct. 19, as...
  • Tehran’s Christians find both hope and hardship amid symbolic gesture
    Monday, October 20, 2025 from Christian Today
    Tehran has inaugurated a new metro station named after the Virgin Mary
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