Mary, mother of Jesus and all believers, is not co-redeemer, Vatican says November 4, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, Vatican, World News While praising devotion to Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly rejected moves to formally proclaim Mary as “co-redemptrix” or “co-mediatrix.”
Christ ‘tamed’ death, but people may still feel sad or outraged, pope says November 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Christ crucified and risen has tamed and transfigured death with his love, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope names St. Newman patron of his alma mater in Rome November 3, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News The same day Pope Leo XIV proclaimed St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church, he also named the British saint patron of the Pontifical Urbanian University in Rome.
Prayer for beloved dead is sign of hope of being together again, pope says November 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The pope celebrated Mass Nov. 2, the feast of All Souls, at Rome’s largest cemetery, Verano, which covers more than 200 acres.
Pope calls for end to violence in Sudan, Tanzania November 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News After reciting the Angelus prayer Nov. 2, the feast of All Souls, the pope offered special prayers for the victims in el-Fasher, capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state.
At education Jubilee, pope names St. John Henry Newman ‘doctor of the church’ November 1, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The lives of St. John Henry Newman and of all the saints teach Christians that “it is possible to live passionately amidst the complexity of the present without neglecting the apostolic mandate to ‘shine like stars in the world,'” Pope Leo XIV said.
Faith thrives in community, not isolation, pope tells young adults October 31, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV encouraged an international group of young adults to reach out to their peers and invite them to be active members of a parish community rather than trying to live their faith alone.
Teaching is ‘great act of love,’ pope tells educators October 31, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Schools, Vatican, World News A human connection of love and care between a teacher and student is a key part of the educational process, Pope Leo XIV said, and one that is even more important at a time when so many students experience fragility.
Recognition of St. Newman is ecumenical celebration, leaders say October 31, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s recognition of St. John Henry Newman as a “doctor of the church” will be an ecumenical celebration, a sign of esteem for the excellence and ongoing relevance of his teaching, first as an Anglican and then as a Roman Catholic, said a key figure in preparing the declaration.
Gen-Z should be known as Gen+ for what they can add to the world, pope says October 30, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Young people must take control of technology and “humanize” online spaces to be friendly, creative places — not isolated echo chambers, forms of addiction or ways to escape, Pope Leo XIV said.
How are doctors of the church chosen? Here’s a look at the process before Newman declaration October 30, 2025By Father John Flader The Catholic Weekly Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News With Pope Leo XIV set to proclaim of St. John Henry Newman as a doctor of the church Nov. 1, let’s consider what criterion is used to make this decision, whether a layperson could be named a doctor and what sort of writings church doctors must have produced to be given this title.
Pope urges Catholic leaders across Asia to adopt ‘zero tolerance’ stance on abuse October 29, 2025By OSV News UCA News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV and Vatican officials have urged Catholic leaders across Asia to adopt a “zero tolerance” stance on abuse and called on them to strengthen measures to protect minors and vulnerable adults.
